Fifty children escape after mass school abduction in Nigeria
Summary
Fifty children escaped after being kidnapped from a Catholic school in Nigeria's Niger State. A search is ongoing for 265 other children and 12 teachers still missing. Authorities have closed many schools in response, and military and police are searching for the abducted individuals.Key Facts
- Fifty out of 315 kidnapped children escaped from a Catholic school in Niger State, Nigeria.
- The remaining 265 children and 12 teachers are still missing.
- A military-led search and rescue operation is underway for the missing individuals.
- Authorities ordered school closures in several Nigerian states after this and other recent kidnappings.
- Gunmen abducted the children and teachers from St Mary's School in Papiri, Niger state.
- The kidnapping of people for ransom by criminal gangs is common in Nigeria.
- Payment of ransoms is illegal in Nigeria but has not stopped kidnappings.
- Nigerian President Bola Tinubu canceled foreign trips to address security issues.
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