Gunmen in northwest Nigerian free nearly 300 schoolchildren after over two weeks in captivity, officials say (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously reported that the children were held for three weeks.

Gunmen in northwestern Nigeria free nearly 300 schoolchildren after more than two weeks of captivity, officials say (CORRECTS: An earlier APNewsAlert incorrectly reported that the children were held for three weeks.

ABUJA, Nigeria — Gunmen in northwestern Nigeria free nearly 300 schoolchildren after more than two weeks of captivity, officials say (CORRECTS: An earlier APNewsAlert incorrectly reported that the children were held for three weeks.