Group of 344 kidnapped Nigerian schoolboys handed to government

Katsina state governor reveals rescue in televised interview, after abduction claimed by Boko Haram

More than 300 schoolboys kidnapped in northern Nigeria have been rescued, the Katsina state governor has said.

The 344 boys, whose abduction was claimed by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram, were on their way back to Katsina, Aminu Masari told the state broadcaster on Thursday.