US EditionNigerian government secures release of 100 kidnapped schoolchildren, Channels TV says
About 100 children abducted from St. Mary's Catholic school in Niger state were released; over 250 remain captive amid ongoing security challenges, officials said.
- On December 7, 2025, the Nigerian government said it secured the release of roughly 100 schoolchildren who arrived in Abuja to be handed to Niger state local government officials on Monday.
- Gunmen arriving around 2 a.m. reportedly stormed St. Mary's Private Catholic Primary and Secondary School, Papiri, abducting 315 people total, while fifty pupils escaped shortly afterward.
- CAN's spokesperson Daniel Atori said, `We are not officially aware and have not been duly notified by the federal government`, and local media reported the release without details, with families expressing hope for the remaining children’s return.
- With international attention rising, officials and the UN say the fate of 165 students and staff thought to remain in captivity is unclear, while a United States congressional delegation met Nigeria's national security adviser Nuhu Ribadu and analysts warned captives could be used as human shields.
- Amid long-running insurgency and banditry, a recent SBM Intelligence report said Nigeria, population 230 million, faces at least 1,500 student abductions since Chibok and $1.66 million in kidnapping proceeds.
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About 165 students and school staff of the Catholic boarding school are still in the hands of the kidnappers.
One hundred pupils who had been abducted on 21 November were released, but 165 others are still presumed hostages.
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El EconomistaMinna, Nigeria.The Nigerian authorities released 100 students who were kidnapped on 21 November, as confirmed this Sunday by a source from the United Nations (UN) and the Nigerian Presidency.The students of the Catholic Santa Maria School in Papiri will be handed over to local government officials in Niger State this Monday, according to the source.The rescue of the 100 students was confirmed to the AFP by the presidential spokesman, Sunday Dare…
Armed forces had attacked a Catholic boarding school in November and abducted dozens of students.
The release of the 100 students was confirmed to the French-Presse agency by the spokesman of the Nigerian presidency, Sunday Dare. Students of the Catholic school Saint Mary should be delivered on Tuesday.
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