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Pope Leo XIV calls for the release of over 300 hostages taken from a Catholic school in one of the largest mass kidnappings in Nigeria.

“I learned with immense sadness the news of the kidnappings of priests, faithful, and students in Nigeria,” he says.

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Saturday said gunmen had kidnapped more than 300 students and teachers in raids on two schools in the country.

“I make a heartfelt appeal for the immediate release of the hostages,” Leo says, expressing his “deep sorrow, especially for the many young boys and girls kidnapped and for their anguished families.”

“Let us pray for these brothers and sisters of ours and that churches and schools may always and everywhere remain places of safety and hope,” he says at the end of the Angelus prayer.

Gunmen on Monday stormed a secondary school in Kebbi state, abducting 25 girls. That was followed by an early Friday raid on St Mary’s co-education school in Niger state.

source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/pope-urges-release-of-315-seized-in-nigerian-mass-catholic-school-kidnapping/

You can all keep praying and fasting but let us not forget that God helps those who help themselves.

E reach 315?

Na WA o omooor

The crazy thing is that CAN, prominent and influential people...

The masses and nobody is making too much noise about this in Nigeria.

We have come to see these killings and kidnappings as mere statistics.

Nigerians have become used to this and just move on like nothing happened.

It's disgraceful that it's those from outside that are drawing attention to the killings and lending a voice to our plight!

Imagine say na Netanyahu be president for Nigeria......

Tinubu must make sure every single one of those kids are released !!!!! Not a single one must be allowed to be married out to those evil blood thirsty men , not a single one must be left behind like Leah Shaibu ...Failure to do so will no be accepted

Israel won't pray in situation like this... The simply act.

I think we have kept quite for too long; most especially the Christian leaders in the country. Foreigners are even taking this matter far seriously than us.

Gunmen or Islamic terrorists ? Something is wrong with CAN

Why is it that anytime we criticize terrorists here on nairaland, the admin will block you from commenting further ? Is this platform a terrorist organization ?

Disgraced country for a reason

quip:
E reach 315?

Na WA o omooor

Plus school staff it's actually 330

You no even add Kwara and KB. 38 +25 +315 = 378

quip:
E reach 315?

Na WA o omooor

What’s the picture of pope John Paul doing there?

Wow
The logistics of moving, sheltering, accommodating and feeding such amount of students is....

This number is really huge!You mean 315 people and the armed bandits went under the radar and moved from one place to another without slightest suspicion?Tell me why some people are getting unnecessarily worked up over Trump's intervention?

FarahAideed:
Tinubu must make sure every single one of those kids are released !!!!! Not a single one must be allowed to be married out to those evil blood thirsty men , not a single one must be left behind like Leah Shaibu ...Failure to do so will no be accepted

Sorry bro ....unfortunately a few of dem will be married to blood suckers.thisbis reality

Terrorists will still claim no genocide of Christians in Nigeria

Tinubu is a complete failure. 315 is such a huge figure. These are human beings not chickens.


Why are people not protesting? Where are their parents? Where are the bring back our girls crooners?

bdon123:
Sorry bro ....unfortunately a few of dem will be married to blood suckers.thisbis reality

I am really heart broken

Iagos:
Imagine say na Netanyahu be president for Nigeria......

The kidnappers would have been afraid to try it.

Only Bibi Netanyahu (SAW) اللهُ سبحانه وتعالى understands and speaks their language clearly.

I hate all this reactions from foreign and well placed individuals without no action.
Everytime this and that react without nothing been done

Imagine say this man is us president this matter for done end by now

These bandits for done go meet their maker

Tinubu for done go exile

The kind of news we see in Nigeria can be quite shocking. How were they able to covey 350 people without any trace or interception by the security agencies?

Iagos:
Imagine say na Netanyahu be president for Nigeria......

OMOH NORTHERN NIGERIA FOR DON BECOME GAZA PLUS SAHARA DESERT.

Tinubu... See to their release or resign

seunoyeleyep:
Tinubu is a complete failure. 315 is such a huge figure. These are human beings not chickens.


Why are people not protesting? Where are their parents? Where are the bring back our girls crooners?

It just looks as if Nigerians.are conquered people, because I just can't understand why all these are happening, yet no protest from anywhere.

Hmmmmm2024:
Gunmen or Islamic terrorists ? Something is wrong with CAN

Why is it that anytime we criticize terrorists here on nairaland, the admin will block you from commenting further ? Is this platform a terrorist organization ?

CAN IS A BODY OF MODEN CROOKS AND JUDAS ISCARIOTS. JUST PASS GHANA MUST GO AROUND AND THEY WILL SING THE SONG TO PLEASE THE FED GOVT.

Indeed there was a country! Nigerians constant lifestyle of pain and agony from January to December is not your portion.

Get out of that country if you have the means, at least for once in your life time, live your life like a normal person in a sane country.

Sufferness no Dey tire you?

315

Emilokan, it has spoilt in your time