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Niger State School Attack: Federal Government Secures Release Of 100 Pupils by Aditueledumare(op): 8:35pm On Dec 07, 2025

The Federal Government has reportedly secured the release of 100 schoolchildren abducted from St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary School, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area, Niger State.

Arriving around 2:00 a.m. on motorbikes, the gunmen stormed the school dormitories over a three-hour period, abducting 315 people—303 students and 12 teachers.

Security forces and community hunters were deployed to comb nearby forests for the abductees.

In the immediate aftermath, 50 pupils escaped within the first day and were reunited with their families.

However, 265 individuals—including 253 children and all 12 teachers—remained in captivity.

The Federal Government responded by imposing a 24-hour security cordon and launching aerial surveillance across parts of Kwara, Kebbi, and Niger States.

President Bola Tinubu cancelled planned international travel to address the crisis.

Authorities also ordered the indefinite closure of all schools in Niger State and many federal institutions in high-risk regions.

https://www.channelstv.com/2025/12/07/fg-secures-release-of-100-schoolchildren-abducted-in-niger-state/

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Re: Niger State School Attack: Federal Government Secures Release Of 100 Pupils by ebukal67x: 8:43pm On Dec 07, 2025

Good job by the Federal Government.

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Re: Niger State School Attack: Federal Government Secures Release Of 100 Pupils by zeuss: 8:51pm On Dec 07, 2025*

Terrorist have secured more funding for state of the art weapons and communication gadget.
Next time they strike it will be with improvemt in capacity.
We seriously need help from the USA

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Re: Niger State School Attack: Federal Government Secures Release Of 100 Pupils by iwaeda: 8:54pm On Dec 07, 2025

The remaining are still kept abi? One fellow that God will visit very very soon was asking me about not bombing Imo. Sometimes I wonder what sort of brain some are parading. grin

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Re: Niger State School Attack: Federal Government Secures Release Of 100 Pupils by FreeStuffsNG: 9:11pm On Dec 07, 2025

Aditueledumare:
https://www.channelstv.com/2025/12/07/fg-secures-release-of-100-schoolchildren-abducted-in-niger-state/

Thank God! Thank you FG of Nigeria.

This was what we demanded from HE GEJ during his time but he was denying the abduction of the Chibok girls.

Never again will any criminal gang hold Nigeria and Nigerians hostage.

All the enemies of Nigeria will lose las las. They always lose.

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Re: Niger State School Attack: Federal Government Secures Release Of 100 Pupils by Kaybaba5(m): 9:12pm On Dec 07, 2025

Thank God, soon all remaining ones will be released

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Re: Niger State School Attack: Federal Government Secures Release Of 100 Pupils by Akwamkpuruamu: 9:13pm On Dec 07, 2025

Same kids Ribadubthe NSA said they're doing well and very fine under the kidnappers den!

Naija na comic relief indeed

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Re: Niger State School Attack: Federal Government Secures Release Of 100 Pupils by MiamiLord: 9:16pm On Dec 07, 2025

Ransom was paid normally.

I can bet with my balls that these politicians are the ones behind all this kidnappings in the north

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Re: Niger State School Attack: Federal Government Secures Release Of 100 Pupils by id4sho(m): 9:17pm On Dec 07, 2025

Continue playing games with lives and properties angry

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Re: Niger State School Attack: Federal Government Secures Release Of 100 Pupils by Emmy000seun(m): 9:18pm On Dec 07, 2025

Lol..how are they able to rescue 100,. without rescuing all of them??.which means government is negotiating with bandit..so bad .

Aditueledumare:
https://www.channelstv.com/2025/12/07/fg-secures-release-of-100-schoolchildren-abducted-in-niger-state/

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Re: Niger State School Attack: Federal Government Secures Release Of 100 Pupils by ArcSEMPECJ(m): 9:19pm On Dec 07, 2025

ebukal67x:
Good job by the Federal Government.

What is good about the job? Securing only 100 pupils, what of the remaining??

Why not arrest Gumi who knows the hideouts of these terrorists and from there start off your investigations on how to capture them.. huh

That means the release is not based on any Intelligence but outright bargaining of ransom and even releasing of some of their gangs from prison which anybody can do, so what's the good job huh

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Re: Niger State School Attack: Federal Government Secures Release Of 100 Pupils by ArcSEMPECJ(m): 9:24pm On Dec 07, 2025

Emmy000seun:
Lol..how are they able to rescue 100,. without rescuing all of them??.which means government is negotiating with bandit..so bad .

Even the Story line looks crooked, how were the 50 pupils able to escape from the terrorists? Like 50 small children running away from the camp of the terrorists and the terrorists couldn't catch them huh

Ok how did they know the road to leave the forest huh

And from the news, that the hunters and security vigilantes were mobilized to comb the forest, yet they couldn't see the terrorists but little children were able to locate their way out of the forest...

These people are just cashing out from one pocket ....

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Re: Niger State School Attack: Federal Government Secures Release Of 100 Pupils by Kharol1234: 9:28pm On Dec 07, 2025

Thank God but with how much?

Re: Niger State School Attack: Federal Government Secures Release Of 100 Pupils by donleo92(m): 9:35pm On Dec 07, 2025

No arrest, nothing nothing.

Is the government not wonderful.

Why terrorists and bandits no go openly they confront the army

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Re: Niger State School Attack: Federal Government Secures Release Of 100 Pupils by Mattswaggz: 9:37pm On Dec 07, 2025

So won't they tell us how they rescued them or how much was paid?. undecided

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Re: Niger State School Attack: Federal Government Secures Release Of 100 Pupils by Mattswaggz: 9:38pm On Dec 07, 2025

FreeStuffsNG:
Thank God! Thank you FG of Nigeria.

This was what we demanded from HE GEJ during his time but he was denying the abduction of the Chibok girls.

Never again will any criminal gang hold Nigeria and Nigerians hostage.

All the enemies of Nigeria will lose las las. They always lose.

Yep... enemies like you because I can't see what this has to do with GEJ and also the audacity of comparing GEJ to the failed vegetable in Abj presently.

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Re: Niger State School Attack: Federal Government Secures Release Of 100 Pupils by Bendeco02: 9:39pm On Dec 07, 2025

How are 315 people be kidnapped succefully?

It's time North should be ignored

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Re: Niger State School Attack: Federal Government Secures Release Of 100 Pupils by ArcSEMPECJ(m): 9:44pm On Dec 07, 2025

FreeStuffsNG:
Thank God! Thank you FG of Nigeria.

This was what we demanded from HE GEJ during his time but he was denying the abduction of the Chibok girls.

Never again will any criminal gang hold Nigeria and Nigerians hostage.

All the enemies of Nigeria will lose las las. They always lose.

After releasing the 100 pupils, can we see the video of the terrorists killed from the combat huh

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Re: Niger State School Attack: Federal Government Secures Release Of 100 Pupils by ogascomax: 9:45pm On Dec 07, 2025

Thank God they did not say rescue and thank God that some have returned back. Praying for all to come back.

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Re: Niger State School Attack: Federal Government Secures Release Of 100 Pupils by manuelkel(m): 9:45pm On Dec 07, 2025

Mattswaggz:
Yep... enemies like you because I can't see what this has to do with GEJ and also the audacity of comparing GEJ to the failed vegetable in Abj presently.

I wonder how that guy reasons

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Re: Niger State School Attack: Federal Government Secures Release Of 100 Pupils by Ayodele20484: 9:48pm On Dec 07, 2025

Federal govt not the military. This clearly shows a transaction was done to secure the release of these students.

It is well.

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Re: Niger State School Attack: Federal Government Secures Release Of 100 Pupils by wonlasewonimi: 9:50pm On Dec 07, 2025

They probably fought taekwando with the bandits and won 100 pupils

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Re: Niger State School Attack: Federal Government Secures Release Of 100 Pupils by IBB007(m): 9:51pm On Dec 07, 2025

lol…another set of bandits don cash out…dem go don dey do faaji laidis

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Re: Niger State School Attack: Federal Government Secures Release Of 100 Pupils by Emmabyte: 9:52pm On Dec 07, 2025

How 315 people where kidnap ones is what I still don't understand, is okay but, where is the remaining 215? abi money don finish

With time this government will borrow to pay ransom to bandit

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Re: Niger State School Attack: Federal Government Secures Release Of 100 Pupils by kennyz247(m): 9:52pm On Dec 07, 2025

Thank God for their release....may God continue to protect we the ordinary Nigerians

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Re: Niger State School Attack: Federal Government Secures Release Of 100 Pupils by Omalicious1: 10:02pm On Dec 07, 2025

Aditueledumare:
https://www.channelstv.com/2025/12/07/fg-secures-release-of-100-schoolchildren-abducted-in-niger-state/

So no arrest of the kidnappers? One could suspect the government

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Re: Niger State School Attack: Federal Government Secures Release Of 100 Pupils by RGRNetwork: 10:03pm On Dec 07, 2025

How did they transport 315 people at first? Because Young Shall grow busses carries 200 passengers. So which bus did they use to move the victims?

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Re: Niger State School Attack: Federal Government Secures Release Of 100 Pupils by jamafa: 10:03pm On Dec 07, 2025

zeuss:
Terrorist have secured more funding for state of the art weapons and communication gadget.
Next time they strike it will be with improvement capacity.
We seriously need help from the USA

At least, the pupils and students are out.

Re: Niger State School Attack: Federal Government Secures Release Of 100 Pupils by Emmy000seun(m): 10:05pm On Dec 07, 2025

So pathetic and to all reasonable Nigerians I think this is not something to celebrate at all because as it is now, na who b victim we know, the next victim nobody knows...that's just d bitter truth..and anyone celebrating this now, it might be their turn tomorrow

ArcSEMPECJ:
Even the Story line looks crooked, how were the 50 pupils able to escape from the terrorists? Like 50 small children running away from the camp of the terrorists and the terrorists couldn't catch them

Ok how did they know the road to leave the forest

And from the news, that the hunters and security vigilantes were mobilized to comb the forest, yet they couldn't see the terrorists but little children were able to locate their way out of the forest...

These people are just cashing out from one pocket ....

Re: Niger State School Attack: Federal Government Secures Release Of 100 Pupils by Mrexcell(m): 10:06pm On Dec 07, 2025

So no casualties on the side of the bandits?

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Re: Niger State School Attack: Federal Government Secures Release Of 100 Pupils by ufotunang: 10:09pm On Dec 07, 2025

ebukal67x:
Good job by the Federal Government.

.. after they have paid negotiate and paid ransom to first of all release 100 students out of the 315 students

Re: Niger State School Attack: Federal Government Secures Release Of 100 Pupils by ufotunang: 10:10pm On Dec 07, 2025

After paying ransom abi ?

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