Overview
- Armed assailants stormed St. Mary’s Catholic school in Agwara overnight, abducting students and staff and killing a security guard, according to diocesan and police statements.
- Authorities confirm the kidnapping but have not verified totals, while the Association of Christian Nigeria now reports 315 victims after an earlier figure of 227, a tally not confirmed by officials.
- Police tactical units and military elements have deployed to the area and are combing surrounding forests, with Niger State ordering a temporary shutdown of boarding schools.
- Katsina and Plateau states also ordered school closures as a precaution, reflecting wider security concerns across northern and central Nigeria.
- This is the second school mass abduction in a week after 25 girls were seized in Kebbi State, as President Bola Tinubu places forces on high alert and international scrutiny rises with President Donald Trump warning of possible U.S. military action.