The Federal Government has secured the release of 100 schoolchildren abducted from St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary School in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, Channels TV reported on Sunday.

The children were part of the 315 people, 303 students and 12 teachers, seized when armed bandits stormed the remote community on November 21, 2025.

The attackers, riding on motorbikes, invaded the school around 2:00 a.m. and operated for nearly three hours, moving from dormitory to dormitory before herding their captives into the surrounding forests.

Although 50 pupils managed to escape within the first 24 hours, at least 265 victims, including 253 children and all 12 teachers, remained in captivity, prompting a national security emergency.

In response, the Federal Government imposed a 24-hour security cordon around affected border communities and deployed both ground troops and aerial surveillance across parts of Niger, Kebbi, and Kwara States.

President Bola Tinubu also cancelled scheduled international engagements to oversee rescue operations, while authorities ordered the immediate shutdown of all schools in Niger State and several federal institutions in high-risk regions.

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