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Gunmen abducted more than 300 schoolchildren and 12 teachers during the attack on St. Mary’s School. Catholic The institution, in Niger state in north-central Nigeria, the Christian Association of Nigeria said on Saturday, updating the previous count of 215 schoolchildren.
According to a statement released by Most, the tally was changed “following a verification exercise and a final census”. Chairman of the Niger State chapter of CAN, Rev. Bulus Dauwa Yohana, visited the school on Friday.
The school kidnapping in the remote Papiri community of Niger state came four days after 25 schoolchildren were captured in similar circumstances in the town of Maga in neighboring Kebbi state, 170 kilometers (106 miles) away.
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the abduction and officials have said local hunters as well as tactical squads have been deployed to rescue the children.