ACI Africa, Dec 10, 2025 / 19:10 pm

Christian Solidarity Worldwide , a UK-based human rights organization, has welcomed the release of 100 schoolchildren, who were among 303 children abducted on Nov. 21 from St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri community in Nigeria’s Niger State served by the Catholic Diocese of Kontagora .

In a press release shared with ACI Africa, CNA’s African news partner, on Dec. 9, officials with the Christian group called on the Nigerian government to ensure that the children receive help after their trauma.

Nigerian authorities reportedly secured the release of the children on Dec. 7, although details of how this was achieved remain unclear.

Confirming the release to Catholic pontifical and charity foundation Aid to the Church in

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