Nigerian military returns more than 130 abducted schoolchildren

Freed students of the LEA Primary and Secondary School Kuriga (Chinedu Asadu/AP)

More than 130 Nigerian schoolchildren rescued after two weeks in captivity have arrived home ahead of anticipated reunions with families, following the latest in a series of mass school abductions in the West African nation.

Six of the 137 students remain in hospital, and one staff member who was abducted along with the children died in captivity, military officials said.