The Catholic Diocese of Kontagora, Niger state on Monday, November 24, 2025, released the names of 265 students and teachers of St Mary’s Catholic School, Papiri, who were kidnapped and are still in captivity.
On Friday, November 21, 2025, deadly armed men attacked the school and abducted 315 people made up of 303 students and 12 teachers.
On Sunday, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Niger state announced that 50 students amongst those abducted from the school had escaped from captivity and returned home.
However, the diocese on Monday, November 24, released the names of 239 students from nursery and primary schools, 14 students from secondary schools, and 12 teachers who are still in the captivity of the terrorists, thus bringing the number to 265 persons.
Find below the names of the teachers and students who are yet to regain their freedom.
Teachers and other members of staff
- Bitrus Yohanna
- Cyril Bagudu
- Mercy Yohanna
- Justina Yakubu
- Terry Francis
- Emmanuel Ibrahim
- Godwin James
- Lydia Andrew
- Hannatu Bulus
- Yohanna Daniel Dogonyaro
- Agnes Joseph
- Anna Terry
Secondary school students
- Amos kiloybas
- Onah Benedict
- Bulus Ezra
- Anthony Linus
- Dauda Zacharia
- Bulus Gustave
- Ejeh Mathew
- Iliya John
9. Joshua Philip - Samaila Habila
- Simon Christopher
- Yohanna Cephas
- Christopher Justice
14. Samuel Michael
Nursery and primary school pupils
1. Nathaniel Andrew
- Shalom Terry
- Ajikovi Andrew
- Zacharia Sabastine
- John Lois
- Yohanna Veronica
- Emmanuel Ibrahim
- Ayuba Linus
- Bulus Christopher
- Ibrahim Micah
- Joshua Dogara
- Marcus Stephen
- Samuel Peter
- Simon Wisdom
- Yahaya Vincent
- Yakubu Yahaya
- Yohanna Micah
- Ibrahim Agnes
- Musa Celestina
- Timothy Rejoice
- Serah James
- Tanko Bitrus
- Christopher Yunusa
- Julius Dimas
- Godwin Sunday
- Joseph Samuel
- Silas Timothy
- Habila Bulus
- Anthony Godwin
- Alheri Sunday
- Lovina Samuel
- Naomi Zacharia
- Goodness Elisha
- Habiba Sunday
- Redeemer Iliya
- Joy Ibrahim
- Rejoice Luka
- Sarah Luka
- Samson Luka
- Amos Gabriel
- Ayuba Josiah
- Bitrus Linus
- Bulus Ayuba
- Hanna Daniel
- Ezekiel Shedrack
- Peter Julius
- Yakubu Joseph
- Philip Iliya
- Juliet Alex
- Patricia Ayuba
- Ishaya Libiya
- Simon Iliya
- Theresa Ibrahim
- Veronica Michael
- Patience Musa
- Victoria Sunday
- Gloria Yohanna
- Veronica Iliya
- Pius Yakubu
- Lois Samaila
- Nagode Augustine
- Abednego Ishaya
- Ayuba Blessed
- Emmanuel Cleopas
- Emmanuel Godwin
- Emmanuel Dauda
- Emmanuel Habila
- Jonathan Ishaku
- Michael Augustine
70. Michael Sunday
71. Mathew Nathaniel
72. Samuel Philip
73. Yohanna Ezra
74. Yohanna Samson
75. Yusuf Samson
75. Yakubu Stephen
77. Yakubu Caleb
78. Yakubu Andrew
79. Yakubu Pius
80. Yohanna Caleb - Habila Alheri
- Musa Helina
- Okoye Praise
- Patrick Felicity
- Samaila Blessing
- Samaila Lois
- Samuel Stephen
- Yunusa Margret
- Dauda Samaila
- Anthony Maikai
- Habila Micah
- Ishaku Mathew
- Joshua Nicodemus
- Musa Yusuf
- Yakubu Lazarus
- Ayuba Zafaniya
- Luka Musa
- Ishaku Anthony
- Yohanna Lawrence
- Michael Friday
- Yohanna Benjamin
102.Anthony Philip
- Ezekiel Yahaya
- Samaila Jonathan
- Yohanna Emmanuel
- Yohanna Jonathan
- Philip Ishaya
108. Emmanuela Amos - Benedicta Anthony
- Murna Ezra
- Christiana Nuhu
- Blessing Musa
- Rose Peter
- Biskila Yahaya
- Hope Johnson
- Anthony Simon
- Bitrus Cephas
- Ezekiel Shedrack
- Ishaku Samuel
- Joshua Gabriel
- Joshua habila
- Miachael Imirya
- Nuhu Eli
- Sunday Philip
- Timothy Isah
- Yusuf Joel
- Samson James
- Habila S. Cephas
- Mathew Yahaya
- Mercy Daniel
- Patience Ezekiel
- Rose Iliya
- Rejoice Joshua
- Rita Markus
- Clementina Oluwasegun
- Blessing Paul
- Fibi Samuel
- Grace Sunday
- Roseline Markus
- Musa Nehemiah
- Yohanna Dominic
- Divine Yohanna
- Musa Shedrack
- Samson Sarah
- Dominic Sabina
- Ishaya Jonathan
- Daniel Anthony
- Njikonge Joseph
- Ezekiel Francis
- Isah Julius
- Ishaya Sunday
- Luka Ebenezer
- Luka Samaila
- Markus Peter
- Samuel Joseph
- Iliya Paul
- Madubueze Favour
- Theresa Zacharia
- Rebecca Bulus
- Justina Daniel
- Saraya Ezekiel
- Grace Irmiya
- Jannet Ishaku
- Naomi James
- Jannet John
- Veronica Luka
- Grace Mathew
- Happy Samaila
- Faith Yohanna
- Victoria Yohanna
- Agnes Yusuf
- Isa Julius
- Moses Simon
- Cikarfe Timothy
- Ezra Jonathan
- Irmiya Habila
- Iliya Dominic
- Magaji Mathew
- Amos Istifanus
- Chime Onyeaka
- Daniel Lawrence
- Ezekiel Cleopas
- Joel Philip
- Nuhu Genesis
185. Peshe Yakubu - Peter Irmiya
- Yakubu Omega
- Yohanna Linus
- Felicia Andrew
190. Eunice Bitrus - Victoria Bulus
192. Onyebuchi Chime - Felistina Dauda
- Rejoice Emmanuel
- Jessica Ishaku
- Sabina Ibrahim
- Blessing Luka
- Paulina Peter
- Felicia Musa
200. Grace Yakubu - Lawrence Yohanna
- Esther Yusuf
- Chikumachi Peter Jagaba
- Amos Yahaya
- Ayuba Zacharia
- Bulus Saminu
- Jeremiah Ezra
- Isah Jemilu
- Samuel Pius
- Samuel Stephen
- Iliya Dominic
- Donald Yusuf
- Agnes Amos
- Grace Emmanuel
- Blessing Joshua
- Suzanna Musa
- Dorcas Mathew
- Patience Yusuf
- Mary Yohanna
- Ruth Yakubu
- Goodness Daniel
- Lois Emmanuel
- Biskila Peter
- Daniel Caleb
- Emmanuel Amos
- Emmanuel Joseph
- Ishaya James
- Ishaya Shedrack
- Nufi Nathan
- Yohanna Christopher
- Yohanna Prosper
- Nwaolisa Chijioke
- Mathar Iliya
- Happy Jeremiah
235. Precious Okoye - Ketura Sunday
- Salomi Sunday
- Susan Zacharia
- Florence Michael
…Sourced from Thecable
