More than 300 kidnapped schoolboys are freed in Nigeria

The Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, Nigeria (Abdullatif Yusuf/AP)

More than 300 schoolboys abducted last week by armed men in north-west Nigeria have been released, the Katsina State governor said.

Governor Aminu Bello Masari made the announcement on Nigerian state TV, NTA, from his office in Katsina State.