In Nigeria, Gunmen attacked a Catholic boarding school and abducted more than 200 schoolchildren in the western region of the country. The attack and abductions took place at St. Mary’s School yesterday, a Catholic institution in the Agwara local government’s Papiri community.
A spokesperson for the Niger state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Daniel Atori, said that attackers seized 215 students as well as 12 teachers. The Niger State Police Command said the abductions took place in the early hours and that military and security forces have since been deployed to the community. The abduction took place days after gunmen on Monday attacked a high school and abducted 25 schoolgirls in the neighbouring Kebbi state in Maga.
