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.
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.
Bandits who attacked CAC Eruku in Kwara State have demanded N100 million per abducted worshipper.
Bandits attacked Christ Apostolic Church in Eruku, Kwara State, killing three people and abducting at least ten worshippers, according to a report from the state police and local sources.
The widow of the slain vice principal of Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School, Maga, recounts how her daughter narrowly escaped armed bandits who killed her husband and abducted 25 schoolgirls during a pre-dawn attack in Kebbi State.
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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 Senate has called for the recruitment of 100,000 additional military personnel and a probe of the safe-school programme following the abduction of 25 students in Kebbi State, according to a report from the red chamber.
Iba Gani Adams has warned that terrorists occupying forests across the South West are mobilising to launch attacks, according to a report from newsmen in Lagos.
Bandits abducted Bobbo Paschal, a Catholic priest of St Stephen’s parish in Kushe Gugdu, Kaduna, killed a resident, and took several others, prompting the archdiocese to call for prayers for the victims’ safe release.