The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Niger State says fifty students abducted from St Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Agwara LGA, have escaped from captivity.
In a statement issued on Sunday, Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, chairman of the Niger State chapter of CAN and Catholic bishop of Kontagora diocese, confirmed that the pupils regained their freedom between Friday and Saturday and “quietly reunited with their families”.
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