teacher at St. Mary Catholic School in Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State has shared her terrifying experience after armed bandits abducted her husband and around 300 pupils on Friday, November 21, 2025.
Mrs. Martha Mathias told reporters that the attackers arrived in three cars and several motorcycles, causing panic among students and staff.
She added that the bandits also took cash belonging to teachers, which had been kept in their rooms following recent salary payments.
According to Mrs. Mathias, the chaos erupted in the early hours of the morning, with children’s cries echoing across the school compound.
“My name is Mrs. Martha Mathias, I work at St. Mary Catholic School as a classroom teacher. And I teach primary sections. It was around 1 a.m. on Friday when we were sleeping at night, and I heard children crying, ‘Please help me. Please help us. Please, where are the teachers? Please come and help us,’” she said.
Mrs. Mathias said she initially wanted to leave her room to check on the children, but her husband warned her it was too dangerous.
