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

The raid on a Christian school came amid a surge of attacks by armed groups in the African nation.

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…

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.

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…