Safe but scarred: Papiri schoolchildren return home as others remain captive

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Safe but scarred: Papiri schoolchildren return home as others remain captive  Nigeria has endured a series of mass school abductions since 2014. According to the Associated Press, at least 1,799 students have been kidnapped in the past decade, underscoring the growing threat armed gangs pose across the country’s northwest and central regions.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/12/11/safe-but-scarred-papiri-schoolchildren-return-home-as-others-remain-captive  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00The hundred Nigerian school children abducted last month from St. Mary's Catholic Church in Papiri

00:07have finally returned home after their release over the weekend reuniting with anxious families

00:12who had endured weeks of fear and uncertainty.

00:30The attack on November 21 saw at least 303 students and 12 teachers seized by armed men

00:43in one of the largest school kidnappings Nigeria has witnessed since 2014 Chibok abductions.

00:50They should try and release my remaining child and others.

00:54I'm not talking about my child but others.

00:57Also because it's not only my child that is in the bush.

01:01There are over 100 children still in captivity.

01:04I cannot say only my child be released.

01:11Despite the trauma, some parents say they are determined not to let fear rob their children of an education.

01:19I still believe in education.

01:22They will still go back to school even more.

01:24We still have hope that our government can try and help us.

01:29They will work on it.

01:31According to the press, at least 1,799 students have been kidnapped in the past decade

01:37underscoring the growing threats of armed gangs posed across the country's northwest and central regions.

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