Federal Government don confirm say dem don rescue 100 schoolchildren wey bandits carry during attack for St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary School, Papiri, Agwara LGA, Niger State.
The attack happen for around 2:00 a.m. as gunmen ride enter the school with motorbike and scatter the hostels for almost three hours, kidnap 315 people—303 pikin and 12 teachers.
Security people and local hunters rush enter bush immediately to begin search. For the first day, 50 children escape come meet their family. But 265 people still remain for bandits hand.
Niger State SSG, Abubakar Usman, say government bin get strong intel before say security wahala dey rise for Niger North, so dem order make boarding schools close small and stop construction work for danger areas.
Government also talk say the school reopen without clearance—something the school authority say no be true.
The matter reach international people, as even Pope Leo XIV send message of concern.
FG no waste time—dem mount 24-hour security cordon and begin aerial surveillance for Niger, Kebbi and Kwara. President Bola Tinubu even cancel international trip because of the crisis.
Schools for Niger State and plenty federal schools for high-risk zones don close indefinitely.
FG Give Assurance
Last week, National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu tell the school owners and parents say all the kidnapped pikin “dey fine and go soon come back.”
He deliver President Tinubu message for St. Michael’s Catholic Cathedral, Kontagora.
Ribadu talk say:
“God dey with them. Evil no fit win. Dem go return. I assure una.”
Rescue mission still dey go on strongly.
