"The Catholic school abduction came just four days after armed men stormed a secondary school in northwestern Nigeria, kidnapping 25 schoolgirls and killing the school's vice-principal. Monday's attack took place in similar circumstances in neighbouring Kebbi State's Maga town, some 170km (106 miles) away. At least one girl has since escaped and returned safely, but 24 others are still missing."
"The identity of the attackers remains unclear in both cases, and no group has claimed responsibility so far. Regional authorities and security agencies have launched search-and-rescue operations in surrounding forests and along escape routes, with police, military and even local hunters deployed to help. The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) called the abduction of children and their educators a brutal and grave violation of children's rights and urged their safe and immediate release."
Gunmen raided Saint Mary's Catholic School in Niger State and abducted 303 children and 12 teachers. At least 50 pupils escaped and were reunited with their families, according to the Christian Association of Nigeria in Niger State. Four days earlier, armed men attacked a secondary school in Maga, Kebbi State, killing the vice-principal and kidnapping 25 schoolgirls; one escaped and 24 remain missing. The identity of the attackers is unclear and no group has claimed responsibility. Regional authorities deployed police, military and local hunters for search-and-rescue in forests and along escape routes. UNICEF called the abductions a brutal violation of children's rights and urged immediate release.
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