The remaining 130 kidnapped pupils and teachers of St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, have regained freedom.

Security sources said that the release took place in a forest between Kwara and Niger states.

According to reports, armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) and vehicles from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) were seen conveying the abductees, comprising 115 pupils and 15 teachers, to Minna, the Niger State capital.

The Bishop of Kontagora Diocese and Proprietor of St. Mary’s Schools, Most Rev. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, has confirmed the release of the kidnapped pupils and teachers.

The Bishop said,  “Governor Umaru Bago called me a few minutes ago to confirm the release of the children and teachers.

“However, the figure was not mentioned as they are expected in Minna and to be received by the Governor in the government house.”

Recall that 100 of the abducted children were recently released in Papiri and reunited with their parents, as the public awaits the release of the remaining 130 pupils.

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Fifty of the abducted Niger catholic school pupils also escaped from their captors and have been reunited with their parents.

Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, in a statement, said the rescue of the remaining 130 children and staff marks a fitting end to the year.

“As it is, the Federal Government can confirm that all the abducted pupils of the Catholic School, Papiri, numbering 230, have been freed. Not a single pupil is left in captivity.

Source: Nation