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The Zamfara kidnapping (Jangebe kidnapping) was a mass kidnapping of female students in Jangebe, Zamfara State , Nigeria . On 26 February 2021, 279 girls aged 12–17 years old were kidnapped by armed bandits at the Government Girls Science Secondary School, a boarding school in the northwest of the country.[ 1] [ 2] A police officer was killed.
It is part of the Nigerian bandit conflict , which began in 2011. It is the second school kidnapping in Nigeria during 2021, the first being the Kagara kidnapping .[ 3]
Amnesty International said the kidnapping is a war crime .[ 1] No one has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.[ 4] [ 5]
On 2 March 2021, the students were freed. The news was released by a tweet from the Zamfara governor .[ 6]
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↑ Akinwotu, Emmanuel (2021-03-02). "Almost 300 schoolgirls kidnapped in Nigeria are free, says state governor" . The Guardian . ISSN 0261-3077 . Archived from the original on 2021-03-06. Retrieved 2021-03-06 .