Nigeria: Zamfara Govt Revises Number of Abducted Jangebe Schoolgirls

"The actual numbers of confirmed abduction from the school's register was 279, not 317 as earlier said by the police," Governor Matawalle says in another statement.

As against the 317 quoted by the police, Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, said the number of schoolgirls abducted was 279 and all have been freed.

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