Eleven more students abducted from St. Mary’s School in the Papiri community of Agwara LGA, Niger State, have regained their freedom.
Usman Baba, Permanent Secretary, Niger State Ministry of Information, confirmed this in an interview with Arise TV.
According to him, the schoolchildren were rescued due to a coordinated response by security operatives.
“This was made possible through a coordinated response. The bandits do not operate from a fixed location and were unable to move with all the students. As they moved, they left some students behind,” he said.
He added that the Niger state government has established a trauma centre to help the abducted children and parents.
On November 21, armed men attacked the school and abducted 315 people — including 303 students and 12 teachers.
On Sunday, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Niger state said fifty students abducted from the school have escaped from captivity.
The association noted the pupils regained freedom between Friday and Saturday and “quietly reunited with their families”.
Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, chairman of the Niger state chapter of CAN and Catholic bishop of Kontagora diocese, said the pupils who escaped were unable to return to the school immediately, but were traced after officials contacted and visited some parents.
According to the diocese, 265 individuals, comprising 239 nursery and primary pupils, 14 secondary students, and 12 staff members, remain in captivity.
With the rescue of another 11 abducted children, 254 individuals still remain in captivity.
Eleven more students abducted from St. Mary’s School in the Papiri community of Agwara LGA, Niger State, have regained their freedom.
Usman Baba, Permanent Secretary, Niger State Ministry of Information, confirmed this in an interview with Arise TV.
According to him, the schoolchildren were rescued due to a coordinated response by security operatives.
“This was made possible through a coordinated response. The bandits do not operate from a fixed location and were unable to move with all the students. As they moved, they left some students behind,” he said.
He added that the Niger state government has established a trauma centre to help the abducted children and parents.
On November 21, armed men attacked the school and abducted 315 people — including 303 students and 12 teachers.
On Sunday, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Niger state said fifty students abducted from the school have escaped from captivity.
The association noted the pupils regained freedom between Friday and Saturday and “quietly reunited with their families”.
Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, chairman of the Niger state chapter of CAN and Catholic bishop of Kontagora diocese, said the pupils who escaped were unable to return to the school immediately, but were traced after officials contacted and visited some parents.
According to the diocese, 265 individuals, comprising 239 nursery and primary pupils, 14 secondary students, and 12 staff members, remain in captivity.
With the rescue of another 11 abducted children, 254 individuals still remain in captivity.
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