A parent of abducted pupils from St. Mary School in Niger State died of a heart attack due to the trauma, even as 50 students have reportedly escaped and reunited with their families, while hundreds remain captive.
Rev. John Hayab, Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Northern Region & FCT, confirmed that a parent of some abducted St. Mary School pupils, Mr. Anthony, died of a heart attack following the trauma of his three children being kidnapped.
He said, “One Of the parents of the abducted children from the school, Died Yesterday of a heart attack… Mr Anthony died of a heart attack following the abduction of his 3 children. People don’t understand that when you tell it as it is, you’re not speaking against anybody, you are only trying to state the problem. The pains, the trauma, are still very fresh. We tried speaking to the parents today, and they were scared of speaking to us.”
Meanwhile, SaharaReporters confirmed that 50 pupils who were abducted from St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools, Papiri, Niger State, managed to escape and reunite with their parents.
According to Most Rev. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, CAN Niger State chairman and school proprietor, “as much as we receive the return of these 50 children that escaped with some sigh of relief, I urge you all to continue in your prayers for the rescue and safe return of the remaining victims.”
The school still has 236 primary pupils, 14 secondary students, and 12 staff members in captivity, highlighting the ongoing crisis.