Overview
- Presidency spokesman Sunday Dare and a United Nations source confirmed the students were freed after the Nov. 21 abduction at St. Mary’s in Papiri, Niger State.
- The children were received Monday at the Niger State Government House in Minna and are set for medical and psychological evaluation before reunification.
- Authorities say at least 150 students and some of the 12 teachers remain in captivity, while roughly 50 fled shortly after the attack.
- No group has claimed responsibility, residents blame ransom-seeking armed bands, and officials have not disclosed how the release was secured.
- The federal government has temporarily closed 41 boarding schools in multiple states and deployed police and military units for search-and-rescue operations.