DSS Nabs Five Suspects Linked To Papiri School Kidnap In Niger State

Dozens of gunmen on motorcycles had, in the wee hours of November 21, 2025, stormed the Catholic primary and secondary boarding school, rounding up students and teachers at gunpoint.

While about 50 of the children managed to escape in the chaos that greeted the attack, over 250 others were marched for days into the Kainji Lake Reserve forest.

After slightly over a month after the attack, on December 21, 2025, the Federal Government and Niger State officials confirmed the rescue and safe return of the remaining 130 captives, with officials stating that not a single pupil remained in captivity.