Again, heavily armed gunmen have launched a pre-dawn attack on St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri community, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, in the early hours of today Friday November 21, 2025.
The invasion occurred around 3a.m and 4 a.m., and multiple local sources have confirmed that the terrorists abducted a huge number of students and staff.
The attacked school is a private Catholic secondary school with boarding students, and most of the victims are believed to be those in the hostel at the time of the attack.
As at the time of this report, no casualties were reported, but the exact number of abducted students and teachers is still unconfirmed.
Some locals around the school claim that more than 100 students and several teachers were taken while others claimed that they were about 52 students and teachers.
There has been no official statement from the Niger State Government or the Nigeria Police Force but security forces have reportedly mobilised toward the area, but there are no confirmed rescues or arrests.
This attack comes few days after another mass school abduction in the northwest, where 25 girls were taken from Maga in Kebbi State.