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UN Says 317 Schoolgirls Abducted in Nigeria’s Northwestern Zamfara State Must Be Released Unconditionally

The United Nations of Friday described the abduction of schoolgirls from a Government Secondary School in Jangbe, Zamfara State by bandits as a “heinous violation of human rights”.

The global body also said the abducted schoolgirls must be released “immediately and unconditionally”.

UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, made this known in a statement.

“I am appalled by the abduction of more than 300 girls during an attack on a secondary school in Nigeria today. Attacks on schools are a heinous violation of human rights. The girls must be released to their families immediately and unconditionally,” he tweeted.

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