(Photo by Light Oriye Tamunotonye / AFP)The final batch of 130 students abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary School in Papiri, Niger State, regained their freedom on Sunday, bringing to an end one of Nigeria’s largest recent mass school kidnappings. “Another 130 abducted Niger State pupils released. The freed children arrived in Minna, the Niger State capital, joining earlier batches released in phases over the past month. The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria in Niger State and school proprietor, Most Rev. “I am extremely delighted to learn that the remaining 130 students of St. Mary’s Catholic School, Papiri, have been released.

Source: Punch December 22, 2025 01:46 UTC