Nigeria’s freed boys tell of beatings and hunger

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    • Reuters published this video item, entitled “Nigeria’s freed boys tell of beatings and hunger” – below is their description.

    Scores of schoolboys who were rescued from kidnappers in northwest Nigeria arrived back home, many of them barefoot and wrapped in blankets after their week-long ordeal.

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    Nigeria, an African country on the Gulf of Guinea, has many natural landmarks and wildlife reserves. Protected areas such as Cross River National Park and Yankari National Park have waterfalls, dense rainforest, savanna and rare primate habitats. One of the most recognizable sites is Zuma Rock, a 725m-tall monolith outside the capital of Abuja that’s pictured on the national currency.

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