The South-West Coordinating Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG), Mr Adegoke Fayoade, has assured that abducted schoolchildren and their teachers will be rescued safely. Fayoade, who is in charge of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), gave the assurance on Monday while speaking with journalists during an official working visit to the Lagos State Police Command Headquarters…
At least nine people have been abducted and one girl killed after suspected bandits ambushed a vehicle carrying schoolchildren in Kaduna State. The attack took place on Sunday morning shortly after the vehicle departed Akwando village en route to Kachia. Manasseh Samuel of the Kuturmi Unity Development Association said the vehicle, carrying about 25 passengers,…
Approximately 100 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school in Niger State last month have been safely returned to state authorities. The handover occurred on Monday, a day after the authorities confirmed their release. The children arrived at the Niger State Government House in white buses, accompanied by a dozen military vans and armoured vehicles. Many…
At least 100 pupils kidnapped from St Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary School, Papiri, in Agwara LGA of Niger State, have reportedly regained their freedom following a Federal Government-led rescue operation. The school came under attack when armed bandits rode into the premises on motorbikes at around 2:00 a.m., abducting 315 people. The attackers…
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has said he shares in the anguish of parents whose children were abducted from St. Mary Catholic School, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area. Speaking at an eight-day executive retreat for commissioners-designate, chairmen-elect, special advisers and permanent secretaries, held at Government House, Minna, the governor—represented by his deputy, Yakubu…
The Catholic Diocese of Kontagora has released the names of hundreds of children and school workers still being held after last week’s mass abduction at St Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, Niger State. In a statement signed by Bishop Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, who also serves as CAN Chairman and proprietor of the school, the diocese…
