"ABUJA, Nigeria Fifty of the 303 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school in north-central Nigeria's Niger state have escaped captivity and are now with their families, the school authority said Sunday, bringing relief to some distraught families after one of the largest school abductions in Nigeria's history. The schoolchildren, aged between 10 and 18, escaped individually between Friday and Saturday, according to the Most Rev. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria in Niger state and the proprietor of the school."
""As much as we receive the return of these 50 children that escaped with some sigh of relief, I urge you all to continue in your prayers for the rescue and safe return of the remaining victims," the Yohanna said. The Niger state attack happened four days after 25 schoolchildren were seized in similar circumstances in neighboring Kebbi state's Maga town, which is 170 kilometers (106 miles) away."
Fifty of the 303 schoolchildren seized at St. Mary's School in Niger state's Papiri community escaped and are now with their families. The pupils were aged 10 to 18 and escaped individually between Friday and Saturday. Authorities report that 253 schoolchildren and 12 teachers remain held by the kidnappers after a gunmen attack. No group has claimed responsibility. Tactical squads and local hunters have been deployed in search and rescue operations. The location of the captives remains unclear. A separate abduction of 25 schoolchildren occurred days earlier in neighboring Kebbi state.
Read at www.npr.org
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]