Fifty Children Escape After Mass School Abduction in Nigeria
In a heartening development, fifty of the 315 children kidnapped from a Catholic school in Niger State, Nigeria, have escaped. Reunited with their families, these brave pupils fled between Friday and Saturday amidst a major military-led search for the remaining 265 students and 12 teachers. Following the abduction, authorities ordered school closures across multiple states. This incident echoes the infamous Chibok abduction of 2014, where 276 girls were taken. The Nigerian government faces mounting pressure as kidnappings for ransom by criminal gangs—referred to as bandits—continue to escalate.