"The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said on Sunday that 50 pupils had escaped and had been reunited with their families days after they were abducted from a Catholic school in central Niger state. So what do we know about the latest abductions? And why are children being targeted by armed groups? Gunmen abducted 303 children and 12 teachers during an attack on Saint Mary's Catholic School in Nigeria's north-central Niger state, according to CAN, the largest Christian organisation in the country."
"Local media reported that the abductions and attack took place on Friday in Niger's remote Papiri area. Those kidnapped included both male and female students aged 10 to 18, said Reverend Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, the chairman of CAN's Niger chapter. Yohanna visited the school campus on Friday. The attack took place just days after gunmen targeted the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in the neighbouring Kebbi state's Maga town, 170km (106 miles) away, and abducted 25 schoolgirls."
Armed gunmen attacked Saint Mary's Catholic School in north-central Niger state and abducted 303 students and 12 teachers. Fifty pupils escaped and were reunited with families, leaving 253 children and 12 teachers still in captivity. The kidnapped students were both male and female, aged 10 to 18. The attack occurred in the remote Papiri area on Friday and followed another abduction in Kebbi state where 25 schoolgirls were taken. No group has claimed responsibility. Nigerian authorities have deployed tactical squads and local hunters to attempt rescues. The mass abductions evoke memories of the 2014 Chibok girls' kidnapping.
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