Armed men abduct children and staff at a Catholic school in Nigeria, days after latest abduction

ABUJA: Armed men attacked a Catholic school in a western region of Nigeria and abducted several schoolchildren and staff early Friday, days after 25 schoolgirls were abducted in a neighboring state, officials said. 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. Local media broadcaster Arise TV said 52 schoolchildren were abducted.

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