The Federal Government has reportedly secured the release of 100 schoolchildren who were abducted from St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary School, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State.
Akelicious gathered that armed bandits attacked the school on November 21, 2025, in the remote Papiri community. The assailants, who arrived on motorbikes around 2 a.m., allegedly overpowered local security and stormed the dormitories for nearly three hours.
During the raid, the gunmen abducted 315 people comprising 303 students and 12 teachers.
Following the attack, security forces alongside local hunters were deployed to comb surrounding forests, tracking the movement of the abductors and working to secure the hostages’ release.
Akelicious recalls that in the first 24 hours after the incident, 50 pupils managed to escape and were later reunited with their families. This left 265 individuals including 253 children and the 12 teachers still in captivity.
