No fewer than 200 parents of the 315 students of St. Mary’s Catholic School, who were abducted by gunmen on November 21 in Papiri, Niger State, have taken to the streets to protest, citing government inaction.
According to SaharaReporters, the aggrieved parents stormed the school building on Sunday to register their names and those of their missing children as part of a documentation exercise.
Recall that over 50 students escaped, but the majority of the students and their teachers are still in the custody of the terrorists.
On November 21, following the attack, the Niger State government, led by Mohammed Bago, ordered the temporary closure of boarding schools across the state. Security agencies also launched search and rescue operations.
The Diocese of Minna, which oversees St. Mary’s Catholic School, released a list of 265 individuals still being held, including 239 nursery and primary pupils, 14 secondary students, and 12 staff members.
During the protests, over 200 parents gathered at the school to register their names and those of the missing children as part of the modality to assist security operatives in tracking the location where the victims are being held.
