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School Abductions Surge in Nigeria Amid Security Crisis

11/22/2025

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Armed men abducted pupils from St Mary's School in Niger state, Nigeria, in an early-morning raid.
Authorities had previously ordered the closure of boarding schools due to security threats.
This week also saw the Kebbi state kidnapping of over 20 schoolgirls on Monday and a Kwara state church attack that killed two and abducted 38.
President Bola Tinubu has postponed foreign trips to address the escalating violence.

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Armed men abducted pupils from St Mary's School in Niger state, Nigeria, in an early-morning raid.
Authorities had previously ordered the closure of boarding schools due to security threats.
This week also saw the Kebbi state kidnapping of over 20 schoolgirls on Monday and a Kwara state church attack that killed two and abducted 38.
President Bola Tinubu has postponed foreign trips to address the escalating violence.