Residents of Papiri community say bandits sent two prior warning letters to St. Mary’s Catholic Missionary School before the attack that led to the mass abduction of students in Niger State.
The Chairman of CAN in Niger State says 215 students and teachers were abducted in a gunmen attack on a Catholic school, far higher than earlier estimates, as insecurity forces widespread school closures across Nigeria.
FG closes 47 colleges
The Federal Government has closed 47 unity colleges nationwide due to rising security threats and recent mass abductions.
Terrorists have kidnapped an unconfirmed number of pupils from a secondary school in Nasarawa, just hours after a similar abduction in Niger State, intensifying concerns over escalating school-targeted attacks across the North-Central region.
Bandits attacked St. Mary’s Catholic School in Niger State during the night, abducting an unconfirmed number of students and staff as authorities work to verify details.
…the government must do one thing, the Minister of Education must reverse his words and promote our mother tongue…
President Bola Tinubu has deployed Vice President Kashim Shettima to Kebbi State to meet families of abducted schoolgirls and vowed the government is working for their safe return.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to resume a nationwide strike, citing the federal government’s slow pace and lack of genuine commitment in renegotiating agreements on staff welfare and university revitalization.
President Bola Tinubu has directed security agencies to rescue 25 female students abducted from a Kebbi State school following an attack that killed the Vice Principal and injured a security guard.