Presidency Shares Details Of How Kidnapped Niger Schoolchildren Were Rescued

On Sunday, the presidency announced that the remaining 130 schoolchildren abducted by bandits in Niger State have been rescued through a military-intelligence-led operation.

The disclosure was made by Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.

He confirmed that the students from St Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, Niger State, were released on Sunday, November 21, and are expected to arrive in Minna on Monday and rejoin their parents.

He wrote on 𝕏, “The remaining 130 schoolchildren abducted by terrorists at St Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, Niger State, on November 21, have now been released. They are expected to arrive in Minna on Monday and rejoin their parents for the Christmas celebration.

“One hundred were released earlier by the terrorists, taking the total of freed students to 230.

“The freedom of the schoolchildren followed a military-intelligence driven operation.”

The remaining 130 schoolchildren abducted by terrorists at St Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, Niger State, on November 21, have now been released. They are expected to arrive in Minna on Monday and rejoin their parents for the Christmas celebration.

One hundred were released… pic.twitter.com/tqiK4bR80r

— Bayo Onanuga, OON, CON (@aonanuga1956) December 21, 2025