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Authorities plan to reunite 130 released children and teachers with families amid ongoing insecurity and no confirmed ransom payment, officials said.
- On Monday, Nigerians saw 130 children and teachers released at a government presentation in Minna, Nigeria; officials said the captives were freed Sunday, about a month after the Papiri community abduction.
- Gunmen stormed the Catholic school in the Papiri community in a predawn attack, and no group has claimed responsibility as residents blamed armed gangs; most seized were children aged between 10 and 17.
- Some of the children appeared malnourished or in shock as they arrived at the government ceremony, and one released child told The Associated Press gunmen threatened to shoot them during the attack.
- Authorities said plans were underway to reunite the children with their families before Christmas, while Gen. Adamu Garba Laka pledged to work with community leaders to boost safety in high-risk communities and officials did not say whether a ransom had been paid.
- Conflicting tallies show authorities earlier reported 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers seized with 50 who escaped, but Niger state Gov. Mohammed Bago indicated 230 were taken and all released Monday.
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Nigeria: We've Rescued All Abducted Pa-Piri Schoolchildren, Teachers
Minna -- The federal government has restated that it has rescued all the abducted St Mary's Catholic Primary Secondary School pupils/students and their teachers, who were abducted over a month ago. National Coordinator, Counter Terrorism Centre, Major-General Adamu Laka (rtd), made this known yesterday, while handing over the freshly rescued 130 children and teachers to Governor Mohammed Bago at Government House, Minna.
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Nigerians welcome 130 schoolchildren and teachers released after mass abduction
Nigerians have welcomed back 130 children and teachers who were released after being seized in one of the largest mass abductions in the country’s history.
The United Nations repeated its appeal to ensure more security for educational entities in Nigeria. The statement occurs after the Nigerian government has announced that 130 persons were released from slavery after being kidnapped by a Christian college in the state of Niger. The crime occurred within St. Mary’s Catholic School, in [...]
On Sunday, 21 December, the release of 130 children and school staff abducted in Nigeria was confirmed following an operation coordinated by authorities in Niger State, in the north-central region of the country. The minors were transferred to Minna, the state capital, where they finally met their families after weeks of captivity. The abduction took place on 21 November, when armed men broke into St. Mary’s Catholic School, located in the commu…
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