Terrorists Abduct Many Students From Catholic School In Niger State, Five Days After Kebbi Attack

Terrorists early Friday morning invaded St. Mary’s Papiri Private Catholic Secondary School, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, and abducted an unspecified number of students and teachers.

Community sources said it was 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.

Speaking with SaharaReporters, Gidi said, “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 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.”

The exact number of abducted persons remains unclear, but residents the terrorists took away “more than a dozen” female students.

This figure had yet to be independently verified.

When contacted, Niger State Police Public Relations Officer, Wasiu Abiodun, said he was still making efforts to confirm the incident.

This comes five days after terrorists stormed the Maga Comprehensive Girls’ Secondary School in Kebbi State, where they abducted 25 female students and killed the vice principal.