A total of 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers were abducted by gunmen during an attack on St. Mary's School, a Catholic institution in north-central Nigeria's Niger state, the Christian Association of Nigeria said.

Police in Nigeria’s north-central Niger State reported that a group of armed bandits invaded a private Catholic school abducting hundreds of schoolchildren early on Friday, amid widespread outrage over violence against Christians in the West African nation.

Nigeria has suffered its second mass school abduction this week with authorities confirming an attack on a Catholic school in the north central Kebbi state

Nigeria has grabbed global headlines again following a spate of attacks by gunmen involving the kidnapping of dozens of students from two schools and a deadly assault on a church service. This week's incidents have piled more pressure on the Nigerian government following U.

Nigeria has shut dozens of schools following a spate of abductions that saw hundreds of children kidnapped this week.

The Indigenous People of Biafra, a separatist group in southeastern Nigeria, remains committed to peaceful self-determination after a court sentenced its leader to life in prison for terrorism.

Congress confronted the Nigeria crisis as witnesses describe mass killings and kidnappings targeting Christians. A subcommittee called for a stronger U.S. response to persecution.