Armed men attacked a Catholic boarding school in a western region of Nigeria and abducted several schoolchildren and staff early Friday (November 21, 2025), the latest in a spate of abductions in Africa's most populous country that came just days after 25 schoolgirls were abducted in a neighbouring State.
The attack and abductions took place at St. Mary's School, a Catholic institution in Agwara local government's Papiri community, said Abubakar Usman, the secretary to the Niger State government.
He did not disclose the number of students and staff abducted, nor who might be responsible for the attack.
Local media broadcaster Arise TV said 52 schoolchildren were abducted.
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