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Parents of abducted children plead with the Nigerian government for news of rescue
Parents provide details to aid rescue of 303 abducted students and 12 teachers from St Mary's School, with 50 students escaping, officials say.
- On Friday, parents of abducted children met authorities to provide information after gunmen seized 303 students and 12 teachers from St Mary’s School in Papiri last Friday.
- Amid limited state reach, dozens of armed groups operate in remote areas, with Sahel-based groups joining Boko Haram factions as analysts note gangs often target schools for ransoms.
- Fifty students have escaped since the attack, while Joseph Dimas' 7-year-old son remains missing, highlighting families' ongoing losses.
- Authorities deployed tactical squads and local hunters to rescue captives, while President Bola Tinubu declared a nationwide security emergency and ordered army and police recruitment on Wednesday.
- Parents say they came to provide attestation and press for news as no group has claimed responsibility for the Papiri attack, Joseph Dimas told reporters.
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