Terrorists have abducted unconfirmed number of students and staffers from St. Mary’s School, a Catholic institution in Papiri community, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State in a dawn raid.

The number of students abducted during the night raid could not be confirmed by school sources said they were many. The school was still compiling records of missing students at the time of filing this report.

The church authorities confirmed the attack and abduction promising to make an official statement in due course.

The Head of Department, Disaster and Relief, Agwara Local Government, Ahmed Abdullahi Rofia, confirmed the attack via telephone call with Leadership newspaper.

He said the terrorists invaded the school between 2a.m. and 3 a.m., noting that the exact number of abducted students and staff was still being verified.

The attack came just days after a similar incident in Maga, Kebbi State, where 25 students were kidnapped, further heightening fears over worsening insecurity in schools across the North.

On Thursday, more than 50 schools were shut down in Kwara State due to escalating terrorist activities.

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The terror attacks are happening at a time the world has beamed its focus on the state of insecurity in Nigeria.