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.

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — 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.