US EditionNumber of children abducted in Nigerian school attack raised to more than 300
The Christian Association of Nigeria updated the abduction toll to 315 after a verification exercise, nearly half of the school's 629 pupils were seized by armed men.
- Saturday, the Christian Association of Nigeria said 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers were abducted from St. Mary's School, updated from 215 after a verification exercise.
- After a similar abduction four days earlier, the Niger state seizure followed 25 schoolchildren taken in Kebbi state's Maga town, as armed gangs often target schools.
- A verification census and on-site visit found 88 students were also captured while fleeing during the attack, with victims aged 10 to 18, as Rev. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, chairman of the Niger state chapter of CAN, visited Friday.
- Security forces have deployed tactical squads and local hunters to rescue abductees, no group claims responsibility, and Rev. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna disputed the state government’s reopening claim.
- UNICEF reported last year that only 37% of schools in 10 conflict-hit states have early warning systems, and the kidnappings drew international attention amid U.S. President Donald Trump's claims of targeted killings.
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315 people were kidnapped as hostages by unknown perpetrators - allegedly to extort ransoms. Catholic bishops worry about the security of Christians in Nigeria.
Gunmen have kidnapped 315 female students and teachers from a school in Nigeria's western state of Niger, the Christian Federation of Nigeria (CFN) said. It is the second mass kidnapping from a girls' school this week, after 25 female students were kidnapped by gang members from a school in Kebbi state on Monday.
315 students and teachers were abducted from a Catholic school in Niger state in central Nigeria on Friday, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said on Saturday, according to...
Another ferocious attack against the population. Victims, this time, as many as 303 pupils and 12 teachers of the Christian school St. Mary in the area of Agwara, in Central Nigeria, who were kidnapped by what, for the time being, was simply identified as a group of armed bandits. After the numerous kidnappings of young girls recorded in the last days in the country, this episode represents one of the most serious by the number of people involve…
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