ACI Africa, Nov 21, 2025 / 13:40 pm

Bishop Bulus Yohana Dauwa of Nigeria’s Catholic Diocese of Kontagora has raised concern about the safety of children in the West African country following the Nov. 17 abduction of 25 schoolgirls from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, Kebbi state.

In an interview with ACI Africa, CNA’s news partner in Africa, on Tuesday, Dauwa described the incident as a tragic reminder that the country is no longer “safe for its children.”

The bishop told ACI Africa that he had gathered eyewitness accounts of the attack from victims who endured horrific scenes for nearly five hours, from 1 a.m. until 6 a.m., on the day of the attack.

An eyewitness told Dauwa that trouble began on Sunday, Nov. 16, when a suspicious group of men believed to

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