15 more pupils freed in Nigeria after release of 90 others

MINNA, Nigeria (AP) — Police in northern Nigeria say gunmen have released 15 abducted schoolchildren, marking the second group of students freed in just 24 hours. Earlier Friday 90 young children who had been held captive by gunmen for three months made their way to the capital of Niger state after being freed the night before. One of the children taken in May died during the ordeal and four others are receiving medical treatment, officials told reporters. The children — some as young as 5 — have been transported to Minna, the capital of Niger state. Gunmen on motorcycles had attacked the Salihu Tanko Islamic School in Niger state in late May.