Gunmen suspected to be bandits have kidnapped about 52 students from a Catholic school in Niger State.
According to TVC, the police public relations officer in Niger State confirmed the news on Friday morning.
The school, St. Mary’s School, is a Catholic institution in Papiri Community, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State.
Multiple community sources who visited the school after the attack confirmed the invasion, describing it as a coordinated operation that lasted between 2:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m.
Ahmed Abdullahi Rofia, the Head of Disaster and Relief for Agwara Local Government, also confirmed the incident, alongside Bello Gidi, media aide to the Chairman of Agwara Local Government.
“Yes it’s true that bandits have kidnapped students and teachers at St. Mary’s Papiri Private Catholic Secondary School Papiri, Agwara LGA, Niger State,” he was quoted as saying by SaharaReporters.
He further revealed the scale of the attack, stating, “The information that is reaching us is that they have kidnapped over 100 students and teachers. Also, it is a mixed school with boys and girls.”
This comes days after bandits kidnapped 25 students from the Maga Comprehensive Girls’ Secondary School in Kebbi State.
Also last Tuesday, terrorists abducted 35 worshippers in Eruku area of Kwara State after killing three in a Christ Apostolic Church.
