Nigerian soldiers open fire as kidnapped schoolgirls returned to families

A man reacts as a riot broke out after the arrival of the rescued JSS Jangebe schoolgirls in Jangebe, Zamfara, Nigeria March 3 2021.

Image: REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde A man reacts as a riot broke out after the arrival of the rescued JSS Jangebe schoolgirls in Jangebe, Zamfara, Nigeria March 3 2021.

Nigerian soldiers opened fire in the town of Jangebe as 279 schoolgirls who had been kidnapped in northwest Nigeria were being returned to their families on Wednesday, a day after their release, according to two Reuters witnesses.

At least three people were injured, the witnesses said.

It was not immediately clear why the soldiers began shooting.

Nigerian soldiers open fire as kidnapped schoolgirls returned to families - witnesses

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