Nigeria's kidnap crisis: Twenty-four schoolgirls freed over a week after abduction in Kebbi state

Nigerian officials dispute reports that some 250 children remain missing after another mass school kidnap.

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Armed assailants stormed the school in Nigeria's Kebbi State on 17 November, killing two members of staff and abducting 25 students. One was able to escape soon after.

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu praised security forces for their "swift response" to the kidnapping - although the circumstances of the girls' release remained unclear.

Africa's most populous nation suffered a spate of abductions last week - with more than 250 children abducted from a Catholic school last Friday still missing, according to the school authorities.

Friday's kidnapping, in Niger State, has been described as one of the worst mass abductions in Nigeria's history. However, some officials say the number of missing children has been overstated.