The number of pupils and students abducted from the St Mary Private Primary and Secondary schools has risen to 303, according to the Niger State CAN.
NEWS SPHERE reports that the abduction occurred in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area, where gunmen stormed the St Mary’s Catholic School in the early hours of Friday, initially kidnapping 215 pupils and 12 teachers.
Following a verification exercise and further inquiries, the number of abducted students was updated to 303, with the total number of victims now 315, including 12 teachers.
The chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Niger State chapter, Most Rev Bulus Yohanna, disclosed this in a statement released on Saturday through his media aide, Daniel Atori, saying the increase came after a verification exercise and final census.
