Another Parent of Abducted Niger Student Passes Away Hours After Father of 3 Dies From Heart Attack
- St Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri village, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, has announced the death of another parent
- The mother of one of the abducted students passed away hours after the father of three died from a heart attack
- The Catholic Bishop of Kontagora Diocese, Most Rev. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, broke the sad news on Tuesday, November 25, 2025
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Niger State - Another parent of some of the students abducted from St Mary’s Catholic School in Niger State has died.
Legit.ng reports that armed bandits attacked and kidnapped some students from the Catholic school in Papiri village, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State.
Source: UGC
This comes after a parent of three abducted schoolchildren died of a heart attack, deepening the community’s grief.
Rev. John Hayab said families remained traumatised and fearful of speaking about the abductions.
The tragedy depicted the lasting emotional toll of school kidnappings in Nigeria amid recent attacks.
The Catholic Bishop of Kontagora Diocese, Most Rev. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, announced the deaths of the two parents through his media aide, Daniel Atori, on Tuesday, November 25, 2025.
As reported by Vanguard, one of the parents, Anthony Musa, died of a heart attack, while the other is a female whose identity is not yet known.
The bishop, who is also the state chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and also the proprietor of the school, said:
“The man, Anthony Musa, died of a heart attack, but the female, we don’t have the details yet because we couldn’t get the family.”
Recall that the Catholic Diocese of Kontagora released the official names of 265 abducted persons from St. Mary’s Catholic Schools in Papiri, Niger State.
Earlier details from the Catholic Diocese confirmed the abduction of 315 people: 303 students and 12 teachers.
However, according to CAN (Christian Association of Nigeria), 50 of those students escaped between Friday and Saturday.
Source: Twitter
50 abducted Niger pupils have escaped
Legit.ng earlier reported that armed men stormed St. Mary’s Secondary and Primary School in Niger State, abducting hundreds of pupils and staff.
Fifty pupils managed to escape from captivity and have since been reunited with their families.
Security agencies are intensifying efforts to rescue the remaining victims still held by the attackers.
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- Attack on Catholic School in Niger: Bayo Onanuga Says Number of Missing Children Still Uncertain
- Confusion as Police React To Reported Escape of 50 Students From Niger Catholic School
- US Sends Urgent Message to Tinubu Govt Over Mass School Abductions in Niger, Kebbi
CAN reacts to abduction of Niger Catholic school students
Legit.ng also reported that the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) condemned the abduction of pupils, teachers, and a security guard at St. Mary’s Catholic Schools in Niger state.
CAN described the abduction of pupils and teachers from a Catholic school as “distressing and unacceptable”.
Gunmen invaded the Catholic school in Niger state and abducted students and staff in the early hours of Friday, November 21, 2025.
Source: Legit.ng
