The Nigerian government says all the schoolchildren kidnapped from a Catholic school in Niger state are now free.
As CBN News reported, at least 250 schoolchildren were seized along with 12 of their teachers when gunmen attacked the St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri community on Nov. 21. Fifty escaped in the hours that followed.
The Christian Association of Nigeria reported earlier this month that a total of 100 schoolchildren were released. The remaining 130 students and teachers appeared at a government ceremony after their release on Sunday.
Nigeria’s federal government says the latest release is a “moment of triumph and relief” as “not a single pupil is left in captivity”.
