One of 25 abducted Nigerian girls escapes captivity

One of 25 schoolgirls abducted from a school dormitory in northwestern Nigeria’s Kebbi state has escaped captivity and returned home, the school principal told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

The girls were abducted when gunmen attacked a high school in northwestern Nigeria before dawn on Monday, taking the 25 girls and killing a staff member at the school.

The student who escaped fled forests and arrived home late Monday, hours after…