42 h. ago FG hands over 100 abducted Niger students to state government

•Students to undergo medical check up —Governor Bago•Tinubu charges security operatives to rescue remaining 115 students, teachers THE 100 schoolchildren of St Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary School, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, that regained their freedom on Sunday night, have been handed over to the Niger State government. This […]

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2 w. ago Niger school attack: Number of abducted students, teachers climbs to 315, says CAN

The number of students and teachers abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government read more Niger school attack: Number of abducted students, teachers climbs to 315, says CAN

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2 w. ago Niger Government Blames Catholic School For Abduction Of Students

The Niger State Government on Friday condemned the kidnapping of pupils from St. Mary’s School in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area of the State. The State government also attributed the incident to the school’s reopening without government clearance despite prior directives suspending boarding activities in the area. Multiple sources indicated that several students were abducted […]

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2 w. ago Insecurity: Niger Govt. Blames Catholic School For Students’ Kidnap, Alleges School Ignored Schools’ Closure Order

  The Niger State Government has attributed Thursday’s attack on St. Mary’s Papiri Private Catholic Secondary School in Agwara Local Government Area to the school’s alleged failure to comply with a security advisory issued earlier in the month. In a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Abubakar Usman, the government […] The post Insecurity: Niger Govt. Blames Catholic School For Students’ Kidnap, Alleges School Ignored Schools’ Closure Order appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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2 w. ago Catholic school abduction occurred despite intelligence warning, Niger govt says

The Niger State Government has condemned the abduction of students from St. Mary Catholic Primary and Secondary School in Papiri read more Catholic school abduction occurred despite intelligence warning, Niger govt says

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2 w. ago BREAKING: Bandits Invade Catholic School In Niger, Abduct Students, Workers

An unconfirmed number of students and staff have been abducted from St. Mary’s School, a Catholic institution in Papiri community, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State. Sources told reporters that several students were taken during a night raid on the school. A source from one of the Catholic churches in the state confirmed the […]

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