One Hundred Schoolchildren Launched After Abduction in Nigeria

100 kids who had been kidnapped from a Catholic faculty in northwestern Nigeria final month have been launched on Sunday. That is half of a bigger pattern of kidnappings in Nigeria, the place victims are launched in trade for ransom.

“Medical checkup might be very, very crucial for them. After which if something is found, any laboratory investigation is carried out and one thing is found, undoubtedly they are going to want well being care.” My pleasure is that now we have these kids, 100 of them, and by the grace of God, we predict the remaining half to be launched very quickly.”

An empty classroom with desks and chairs arranged in rows.

100 kids who had been kidnapped from a Catholic faculty in northwestern Nigeria final month have been launched on Sunday. That is half of a bigger pattern of kidnappings in Nigeria, the place victims are launched in trade for ransom.

By Jamie Leventhal

December 8, 2025