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The Zamfara governor says they had to scale several hurdles to get the girls back.

Kidnapped Jangebe schoolgirls have been freed | Pulse Nigeria

Jude Egbas

<h1>The 317 schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in Talatu-Mafara local government area of Zamfara State, on Friday, February 26, 2021,&nbsp;have now been released.&nbsp;</h1>

<p>There was some confusion over the release of the schoolgirls during the weekend, but the Zamfara State Governor, <strong>Bello Matawalle, </strong>has now confirmed their release in a couple of tweets.</p>

<p><em>"Alhamdulillah! It gladdens my heart to announce the release of the abducted students of GGSS Jangebe from captivity. This follows the scaling of several hurdles laid against our efforts. I enjoin all well-meaning Nigerians to rejoice with us as our daughters are now safe,”</em> the governor tweeted.</p>

<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Alhamdulillah! It gladdens my heart to announce the release of the abducted students of GGSS Jangebe from captivity. This follows the scaling of several hurdles laid against our efforts. I enjoin all well-meaning Nigerians to rejoice with us as our daughters are now safe. <a href="https://t.co/YKfHoUuiXP">pic.twitter.com/YKfHoUuiXP</a></p>&mdash; Dr. Bello Matawalle (@Bellomatawalle1) <a href="https://twitter.com/Bellomatawalle1/status/1366603841521778691?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<div class="embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="qme" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JangebeGirls?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JangebeGirls</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CNN</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MobilePunch?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MobilePunch</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AJEnglish?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AJEnglish</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/OfficialPDPNig?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OfficialPDPNig</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SaharaReporters?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SaharaReporters</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Pontifex?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Pontifex</a> <a href="https://t.co/oPPx3J3IB4">pic.twitter.com/oPPx3J3IB4</a></p>&mdash; Dr. Bello Matawalle (@Bellomatawalle1) <a href="https://twitter.com/Bellomatawalle1/status/1366605005462118401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2021</a></blockquote>
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<p>There have been <a href="https://www.pulse.ng/news/local/gunmen-kidnap-hundreds-of-girls-from-zamfara-school/pn5emg2">a wave of abductions</a> targeting school children in Nigeria since over 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped from Chibok, Borno in northeast Nigeria in 2014.</p>

Jangebe schoolgirls regain freedom (Bello Matawalle)

Kidnapped Jangebe schoolgirls have been freed

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