Terrorists Still Dey Hold 265 Pikin And Teachers One Week After Niger School Attack

More than one week don pass since gunmen raid St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools for Papiri, Niger State, and 265 teachers plus pikin dem still dey missing, making am one of di most worrying mass kidnappings for North-Central in recent years. Di Catholic Bishop of Kontagora, Bulus Yohanna, talk say 12 teachers and 253 schoolchildren never show as confirmed under Kontagora Diocese record. Bishop talk say initially 315 teachers and pikin dem disappear, but some escape and later reconnect with dia families, so di verified number don drop to 265. Di shock from di incident don claim two parents life, adding to di wahala wey families dey face. Names of di missing teachers and pupils don reach Niger State Governor Umar Bago for rescue and tracking coordination.

Di Bishop, wey also be chairman of Niger State chapter of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), beg make government deploy security agents for all schools and community institutions, especially di vulnerable rural ones. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu don order state-backed manhunt for di kidnappers, telling national security agencies make dem track, disrupt, and rescue all people wey still dey captivity. Di abduction join other recent attacks wey see 25 schoolgirls kidnapped from one school and 38 church worshippers taken for Kebbi and Kwara States, wey make Tinubu declare national security as top emergency priority.