Dozens of schoolboys who were rescued from kidnappers in northwest Nigeria arrived back home on Friday, many of them barefoot and clutching blankets. Previous attacks by Boko HaramHours before the rescue of the boys was announced, a video started circulating online purportedly showing Boko Haram militants with some of the boys. Students are led into a government building in the capital of Katsina state after their release from captivity on Friday. It was particularly embarrassing for President Muhammadu Buhari, who comes from Katsina and has repeatedly said that Boko Haram has been "technically defeated." Boko Haram has a history of turning captives into jihadist fighters.

Source: CBC News December 18, 2020 11:26 UTC