"Another 130 children abducted in November in a raid on a school in Niger state in north-central Nigeria have been released, Nigerian authorities said on Sunday. "The remaining 130 schoolchildren abducted by terrorists...have now been released. They are expected to arrive in Minna on Monday and rejoin their parents for the Christmas celebration," President Bola Tinubu's aide Bayo Onanuga said in a post on X. "The freedom of the schoolchildren followed a military-intelligence driven operation.""
"He said the total of freed students is now 230. What do we know about the attack on St Mary's boarding school? Gunmen abducted 315 students and staff on November 21 from the St Mary's Catholic boarding school in Papiri village. It was not yet clear which group carried out the kidnappings or how Nigerian authorities secured the release of those abducted."
"Nigeria's kidnapping crisis Nigeria has for years grappled with armed groups, known locally as "bandits," that raid villages and abduct people for ransom, particularly in the northwest of the country. The West African country's kidnapping crisis has intensified in recent months, with Nigeria's Punch newspaper reporting early in December that some 490 people had been abducted in two weeks. On December 2, Defense Minister Badaru Abubakar resigned amid the spate of abductions."
A total of 130 more children abducted in November from a school in Niger state have been released, bringing the number freed to 230. Freed pupils are expected to arrive in Minna and rejoin their parents for Christmas. The releases followed a military-intelligence driven operation, according to a presidential aide. Gunmen abducted 315 students and staff from St Mary's Catholic boarding school in Papiri village on November 21. Some 100 pupils were released earlier on December 8 and about 50 escaped during the attack. Nigeria continues to face intensified kidnapping campaigns by armed "bandits" and related security challenges.
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