Terrorists Storm Catholic School in Niger, Abduct Over 100 Students and Staff in Midnight Raid

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Terrorists launched a devastating attack on St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri community, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, abducting an unconfirmed number of students and staff in the early hours of Friday.

The assault, which occurred between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m., saw heavily armed attackers invade the private boarding school using **motorcycles and vehicles before whisking away scores of victims.

Early local estimates suggest that over 100 students may have been taken, though officials say the school is still compiling its records to determine the exact figure.

No deaths were reported during the attack, but the mass abduction has thrown the remote community into panic.

A source from a Catholic parish in Niger State confirmed the incident, stating that church authorities have been notified and are awaiting the school’s full headcount report. Security operatives have been deployed to the area, which lies close to the Niger–Benin Republic border, a zone frequently targeted by armed groups.

The Niger State Government has condemned the attack, describing it as another tragic reminder of the escalating wave of school kidnappings sweeping across Nigeria, particularly in the North. Officials vowed to intensify rescue efforts and work with military and intelligence agencies to track the abductors.

The attack on St. Mary’s School adds to Nigeria’s growing list of mass student abductions, a crisis that has crippled education in rural communities and left parents living in constant fear.

More details are expected as authorities verify the number of missing students and staff.