Nigeria: 344 schoolchildren kidnapped by Boko Haram surrender to the government

344 boys whose kidnapping was taken over by the militant Islamic group Boco Haram were on their way back.

For now, 344 students have surrendered to our security agents. I think we saved most of the boys, if not all,” said Aminu Massari.

By tomorrow we'll all have medically examined and then they'll join their families.

However, there was no confirmation that the group included all the boys who were involved in a robbery last Friday at a rural school in Kankara. More than 800 students were in elementary school when they were attacked by armed men, hundreds of them managed to be arrested.

Nigeria's president, Muhammad Buhari, also welcomed the student's release.