About 100 Nigerian schoolchildren who were abducted from a Catholic school in Niger state last month have been handed over to state officials.
The children, aged between 10 and 17, were received by Governor Umar Bago at the Niger State Government House in Minna. They will undergo medical checks before being reunited with their parents.
The abduction occurred on November 21, when gunmen seized 315 students and staff from St. Mary’s Catholic boarding school in Papiri village. Fifty pupils managed to escape, but the fate of 165 others remains unclear.
The release of the 100 children is seen as a positive development, but concerns remain about the safety of those still in captivity. The Nigerian government has vowed to continue efforts to secure the release of the remaining students.
