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Kidnapped Nigerian students freed in time for Christmas

12/31/2025 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Fredrick Nzwili OSV News Catholics in northwestern Nigeria celebrated just days before Christmas, as the last group of students kidnapped from St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri were freed by their captors. Church officials confirmed that the remaining 130 students were released Dec. 21, ending a monthlong ordeal that began when more than 300 […]

Filed Under: OSV News Tagged With: Christmas, freed, kidnapped, Nigeria, Papiri, St. Mary's Catholic School

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