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“Act decisively”: US condemns school kidnappings in Niger and Kebbi, warns Nigerian government

According to the US Department of State, those responsible for school abductions in northern Nigeria must be swiftly captured and held accountable.

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Nigerian School Kidnapping Update: 50 Children Escape Abductors

TheCable · 3d

Catholic school reopened without clearance, says Niger government on students’ abduction

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50 schoolchildren escape captivity in Nigeria; over 250 still being held

Fifty of the 303 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school in north-central Nigeria’s Niger state have escaped captivity and are now with their families, the school authority said Sunday, bringin...

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Pope calls on kidnappers in Nigeria to free 265 students and teachers after 50 pupils escape

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Fifty schoolchildren escape kidnappers in Nigeria, more than 250 remain captive

Sahara Reporters

'We Will Kidnap President Tinubu In Days Ahead' – Terrorist Commander Brags About Abductions In Kebbi, Niger

On November 21, 2025, SaharaReporters reported terrorists in the early hours of Friday morning stormed St. Mary’s Papiri Private Catholic Secondary School, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, abducting an unspecified number of students and teachers, SaharaReporters has learnt.

Council on Foreign RelationsOpinion

Religion and the Nigerian Crisis

The question is not whether contemporary violence in northern Nigeria is motivated by religion; the real question is why the commentariat is loath to admit it.