Overview
- AFP reporters saw the children escorted to the Niger State Government House in Minna for medical evaluations ahead of reunions with families.
- Authorities say 315 people were seized on Nov. 21 from St. Mary’s in Papiri; roughly 153 students and 12 teachers are still unaccounted for.
- Officials have not identified the kidnappers or clarified whether negotiations, ransom payments or a security operation led to the release.
- President Bola Tinubu has declared a security emergency and ordered expanded recruitment and operations across affected northern states.
- International attention is rising, with a visiting U.S. congressional delegation discussing a joint task force and France pledging increased support.