A catholuc school, St. Mary’s School in Papiri community, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State. Niger state have been attacked by arned men and reportedly abducted over 50 students.
The incident was said to have occurred between 1am-3am today. Secretary to the Niger state government, Alhaji Abubakar Usman who confirmed the incident said the number of pupils abducted cannot be ascertained for now.
According to him, “the exact number of abducted pupils is yet to be confirmed as security agencies continue to assess the situation.
The state commissioner of police, Adamu Abdullahi Ellema who also confirmed the incidence said, “Police tactical units, military components and other security agencies have moved to the scene, combing the forests with a view to rescue the abducted students.
As of the time of filing this report, details remain sketchy, but an impeccable source told our Correspondent that many pupils, students and teachers were taken when the terrorists stormed the school between 1 a.m. and 3 am.
The school was still compiling its records to ascertain the number of kidnapped persons
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Niger State, condemned the attack in its entirety and called on the federal and state governments, including the security to act swiftly for the safety of the abductees.
The Chairman of the CAN and Catholic Bishop of Kontagora Diocese, Most Rev. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, said in a statement by his Media Aide, Daniel Atori, that the attack was carried out between 1 am and 3 am and a security personnel was badly shot.
