Welcome to Africanews

Please select your experience

Watch Live

News

news

Buhari meets Nigerian schoolboys after kidnapping ordeal

Buhari addressing the school boys (Courtesy; Nigerian Presidency)   -  
Copyright © africanews
MICHELE CATTANI/AFP or licensors

Violence in Nigeria

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met the hundreds of schoolboys who were released after a week of being held captive by gunmen in Katsina state.

Earlier during an interview with state TV, Buhari said security forces had not done enough to protect civilians from attacks by armed groups.