"The early Friday raid on St Mary's co-educational school in Niger state in western Nigeria came after gunmen on Monday stormed a secondary school in neighbouring Kebbi state, abducting 25 girls. The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) had earlier reported 227 people seized, but the new number came after a verification exercise that concluded 303 students and 12 teachers were abducted. The number of boys and girls aged between eight and 18 years kidnapped from St Mary's is almost half the school's student population of 629."
"Bago, whose government had ordered some schools shut, also announced the closure of all schools in his state as attention focuses on rescuing the students and teachers. Nearby states have also shuttered all their schools as a precaution. In addition, the national education ministry has ordered that 47 boarding secondary schools across the country be shut. President Bola Tinubu has cancelled international engagements, including attending the G20 summit in Johannesburg, to handle the crisis."
Gunmen abducted 303 students and 12 teachers from St Mary's co-educational school in Niger state; victims range in age from eight to 18. The raid followed an earlier attack in neighbouring Kebbi state that took 25 girls and coincided with a separate church attack that killed two people and abducted dozens. Niger state ordered all schools closed and neighbouring states also shut schools as a precaution. The national education ministry ordered 47 boarding secondary schools closed. President Bola Tinubu cancelled international engagements, including the G20 summit, to manage the crisis amid international calls for action.
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