Nigeria president excited by safe release of all 279 schoolgirls

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari said on Tuesday he felt “overwhelming joy” over the news that kidnappers had released hundreds of schoolgirls in northwest Zamfara state unharmed.

Earlier on Tuesday, state officials said gunmen had freed all 279 girls kidnapped from the Government Girls Science Secondary (GGSS) School in the town of Jangebe.

In a Tweet, Buhari said he was “pleased that their ordeal has come to a happy end without any incident.”

"We are working hard to bring an end to these grim and heartbreaking incidents of kidnapping.

"The Military and the Police will continue to go after kidnappers. They need the support of local communities in terms of human intelligence that can help nip criminal plans in the bud," a follow-up tweet added.

We are working hard to bring an end to these grim and heartbreaking incidents of kidnapping. The Military and the Police will continue to go after kidnappers. They need the support of local communities in terms of human intelligence that can help nip criminal plans in the bud.

— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) March 2, 2021