The Niger State Police Command has confirmed that armed bandits invaded St. Mary’s Private (Catholic) Secondary School, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area, of the state, in the early hours of 21 November 2025, abducting an undetermined number of students from the school hostel.
According to a statement by the Niger State Police Public Relations Officer, SP W.A. Abiodun, and made available to TVC News Digital, on Friday, November 21, the incident occurred around 2:00 a.m.
In response, police tactical units, military personnel, and other security agencies have been deployed to the area and are combing the surrounding forests in a bid to safely rescue the kidnapped students.
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The statement reads: “The Niger State Police Command wishes to confirm that on 21st November, 2025 at about 2.00am, report received indicated that some armed bandits invaded St. Mary’s Private (Catholic) Secondary School, Papiri Agwara LGA and abducted a yet to be ascertained number of students from the School’s hostel.
“However, Police tactical units, military components and other security agencies have moved to the scene, combing the forests with a view to rescue the abducted students.
“In view of this, the Commissioner of Police Niger State Command CP Adamu Abdullahi Elleman reiterated the Command’s commitment to rescue the students unhurt, and appealed to members of the public to remain calm and support security operations to rescue the students.
“He further assured that this incident will be investigated and necessary action will be taken against the school management for continuing academic activities, contrary to the State government directive on closure of schools in the area due to security challenges.”
