"A total of 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers have been abducted by gunmen during Friday's attack on St Mary's Catholic School in north-central Nigeria's Niger State, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has said, as security fears accelerate in Africa's most populous nation. The update from an earlier tally of 215 schoolchildren was announced on Saturday and was changed after a verification exercise and a final census was carried out,"
"The attack comes just days after armed men stormed a secondary school in northwestern Nigeria, abducting 25 schoolgirls in similar circumstances in neighbouring Kebbi State's Maga town, which is 170km (106 miles) away, early on Monday morning. One girl later escaped, and 24 are still missing."
"St Mary's is classified as a secondary school, but satellite images show the compound linked to an adjacent primary school with more than 50 buildings, including classrooms and dormitories. The complex lies in Papiri town, close to a major road connecting the towns of Yelwa and Mokwa."
303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers were abducted from St Mary's Catholic School in Niger State, Nigeria, in a Friday attack. The figure was revised upward from an earlier tally of 215 after a verification exercise and final census. Armed men also abducted 25 schoolgirls in Kebbi State days earlier; one girl escaped and 24 remain missing. No group has claimed responsibility for either abduction. Tactical squads and local hunters have been deployed to search for the children. St Mary's compound links to an adjacent primary school with over 50 buildings, and residents reported panic as families searched for missing children.
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