Fifty pupils abducted from St. Mary Private Primary and Secondary Schools in Niger State have escaped from their captors and reunited with their families, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has confirmed.
The Niger State CAN Chairman and Bishop of the Kontagora Diocese, Most Rev. Bulus Yohanna, disclosed the development in a statement issued on Sunday through his media aide, Daniel Atori.
Yohanna said the escape was confirmed after officials visited several parents whose children fled captivity between Friday and Saturday. The pupils, he noted, ran home directly and did not return to the school premises.
“This is to notify the public that as of Sunday, 23 November 2025, we received some good news as fifty pupils escaped and have reunited with their parents,” he said. “This comes just a few days after suspected terrorists attacked and abducted 303 pupils and students.”
Providing updated figures, the CAN chairman explained that the school currently has 236 pupils, three children belonging to staff, and 14 secondary school students, making a total of 253 children, in addition to 12 members of staff with the abductors.Top of Form
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