The Federal Government has secured the release of 100 schoolchildren abducted from St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary School, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area, Niger State.
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The pupils were among those taken when bandits raided the remote community on November 21, 2025.
The attackers, who rode into the area around 2 am on motorbikes, operated for nearly three hours, during which they invaded the school dormitories and whisked away 315 people 303 students and 12 teachers.
