St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools

Empty beds in a student dormitory at St Mary's Catholic School on 21 November 2025. Credit: Bishop Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) of Niger state chapter and Catholic Bishop of Kontagora Diocese.

Human Rights Group Calls for Support of 100 Children Released after Abduction from Catholic Schools in Nigeria

Dec 10, 2025

Christin Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), a UK-based human rights organization, has welcomed the release of 100 schoolchildren, who were among the 303 abducted on November 21 from St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri community in Nigeria’s Niger State served by the Catholic Diocese of Kontagora.

St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools

Human Rights Group Calls for Support of 100 Children Released after Abduction from Catholic Schools in Nigeria

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