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Fifty kidnapped Catholic school students escape captors in Nigeria, more than 250 still being held

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Fifty of the more than 300 students kidnapped from a Nigerian Catholic school on Friday have escaped and been reunited with their parents, according to the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Catholic church.

But about 253 kidnapped students as well as 12 staff members and teachers are still being held captive, CAN chairman Bulus Yohanna, a Catholic bishop and proprietor of the school, said on Sunday.

In a statement, Mr Yohanna said the pupils escaped between Friday and Saturday.

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Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-24/nigerian-students-escape-kidnappers-st-marys-school/106043750?fbclid=IwY2xjawORZ-RleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe27s7D86EeV3xFIPgsqJGSR-37mAk6b7vmXQZDwq6g24l5i2VxWEnJ3YIwC4_aem_cnkwUrm-QiykqBjUvxx7xA


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