US EditionFifty Children Escape After Mass School Abduction in Nigeria
- Gunmen have abducted 303 students and 12 teachers from St. Mary's Catholic School in Niger State, Nigeria, according to the Christian Association of Nigeria.
- Fifty schoolchildren escaped from captivity and returned to their families, as confirmed by school authorities on Sunday.
- A total of 253 students and 12 teachers remain missing, as stated by Bulus Yohanna, the chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria.
- Pope Leo XIV called for the immediate release of the remaining hostages during a mass in St. Peter's Square on Sunday.
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Nigeria children home after fleeing kidnappers
ABUJA, Nigeria — Fifty of the 303 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school in north-central Nigeria's Niger state have escaped captivity and are now with their families, the school authority said Sunday, as the pope called for the immediate release…
Nigeria: 52 students kidnapped in Niger State school attack
While no group has yet claimed responsibility, Nigeria has long battled kidnapping networks ranging from Boko Haram — responsible for the infamous Chibok schoolgirl abduction in 2014 — to heavily armed criminal gangs known locally as bandits.
At least five kidnappings took place in Nigeria last week. In the largest, more than three hundred students were taken from a school by gunmen.
38 Worshippers Abducted in Kwara Regain Freedom as Tinubu Vows Not to Relent
38 worshippers, who were abducted from a branch of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) at Oke Isegun in the Eruku community of Kwara State, have regained freedom.Kwara Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq announced the development in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, on Sunday. The Governor disclosed that the worshippers were released on Sunday. Even though he didn't provide any information on how the abductees regained their …
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