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Mass Kidnapping in Niger State: Families Beg for Release of 300 Pupils
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Mass Kidnapping in Niger State: Families Beg for Release of 300 Pupils

Parents in Niger State are in anguish after armed men abducted more than 300 children from St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, Agwarra Local Government Area, in one of the largest school kidnappings Nigeria has witnessed in recent years. The attack, which also saw several teachers taken, has sparked desperate pleas from families for the safe return of their children and renewed calls for urgent government action to stem the rising tide of insecurity across the region.

95News11/25/2025