Papiri: More than two hundred students and a dozen teachers were taken by armed men from a Catholic school in central Nigeria in one of the largest mass kidnappings the country has seen in recent years. The attack took place early Friday at St Marys Catholic School in the Papiri community of Niger State.

Local officials and the Christian Association of Nigeria said that around 303 students and 12 teachers were confirmed missing after the school was stormed by gunmen. Earlier counts had reported about 215 students, but the number increased as families and authorities completed their verification. Some reports suggest the final number could be even higher.

Witnesses said the attackers arrived on motorcycles and forced their way into the school compound, which houses both primary and secon

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