Three mass kidnappings have occurred in a single week – including the abduction of more than 300 students from a Christian school – as Nigeria faces mounting calls from Washington to safeguard religious freedom.

Students taken from Catholic school in Niger state amid threats from Donald Trump to intervene to end what he calls a ‘Christian genocide’

An unknown number of Catholic school students in Nigeria were kidnapped by armed men. It's the second mass abduction of school students this week.

Armed men abduct children and staff from a Catholic school in Nigeria, escalating ongoing violence against educational institutions.

No group has yet claimed responsibility for this or a previous abduction, as authorities deploy rescue squads.

Banditi armati hanno attaccato una scuola cristiana in Nigeria, uno dei più gravi rapimenti di massa degli ultimi tempi

The kidnapping comes amid a surge of attacks by armed groups in the African nation.

A mass abduction at a Christian school in Niger state has pushed authorities to close schools and escalate security measures as armed gangs and jihadist groups expand their…

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: More than 300 children and staff are thought to have been abducted from a Catholic school in Nigeria this week, one of the worst mass kidnappings ever recorded…

Christian group revises up number of students and teachers missing after one of country’s largest mass abduction

VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo XIV called Sunday for the release of over 300 hostages taken from a Catholic school in one of the largest mass kidnappings in Nigeria. “I learned with…

Authorities look for missing students and teachers after two major incidents of kidnappings take place within days.

Pope Leo said he feels "great sorrow" for the 253 schoolchildren and 12 teachers who remain missing in Niger, calling for their immediate release.

A total of 253 schoolchildren and 12 teachers are still being held by the kidnappers. Pope Leo XIV stated during mass on Sunday: 'I make a heartfelt appeal for the immediate…

Three mass kidnappings have occurred in a single week – including the abduction of more than 300 students from a Christian school – as Nigeria faces mounting calls from Washington…

More than 300 students abducted amid surge in armed attacks, bringing back memories of 2014 Chibok girls' kidnapping.

The raid on a Catholic school in the West African state came amid a surge in attacks by armed groups.

The police deny little is being done to find the pupils and accuses the Catholic school of not co-operating.

LAGOS: The recent wave of kidnappings plaguing Nigeria is just the latest bout of security crises to hit Africa’s most populous country, which the government says it is fully…

Mass kidnappings in Nigeria are rising again as US President Donald Trump accuses the country of a ‘Christian genocide’.

PAPIRI: Several parents of the over 300 schoolchildren seized by armed men in the latest mass abduction in Nigeria tell The Associated Press the government has told them nothing…