FULL LIST: St. Mary’s Catholic school releases names of 50 students who escaped from bandits
St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools, Papiri, in Niger state, has released the names of 50 pupils and students who escaped from bandits days after the school was attacked on Friday.
The management of the school confirmed on Sunday that the children, who fled in different directions between Friday night and Saturday morning, successfully reunited with their families after finding their way back home instead of returning to the school premises.
The school authorities said the update became necessary to keep parents, community members and security agencies informed, especially as search and rescue operations continue for other missing learners.
According to the statement, the 50 escapees include primary and secondary school pupils, whose names were compiled after verifying with parents, guardians and community leaders.
The school expressed relief over the development but noted that the incident remains a traumatic experience for the children and their families. It also appealed for intensified security measures in the area to prevent future attacks.
Security agencies and local vigilantes are still combing nearby forests and communities to locate the remaining abducted students.
See the list below.
1. Samson Bitrus
2. Emmanuel Francis
3. Amos Mathew
4. Timothy Peter
5. Ayuba Victor
6. Bulus Emmanuel
7. Bulus Samaila
8. Caleb Hosea
9. Catherine Emmanuel
10. Christopher Ezekiel
11. Dominic Daniel
12. Dominic Elisha
13. Elisha Harunna
14. Elisha Yakubu
15. Ezekiel Emmanuel
16. Ezekiel Joel (corrected from “Ezekie1 Joel”)
17. Ezekiel Pius
18. Ezra James
19. Friday Joel
20. Gloria Jeremiah
21. Godiya Mathew
22. Iliya Philip
23. Ishaya David
24. Joseph Sunday
25. Julius Paul
26. Justina Adamu
27. Keziah Musa
28. Lawrence James
29. Lawrence Yohanna
30. Marcus Bulus
31. Mariam Joshua
32. Mathew Dauda
33. Micah Luka
34. Michael Jacob
35. Musa Timothy
36. Naomi Bulus
37. Nicodemus Ibrahim
38. Peter Jonathan
39. Priscillia Peter
40. Emmanuel Godwin
41. Samaila Dauda
42. Stephen Anthony
43. Sunday Shedrack
44. Veronica Iliya
45. Victoria Ishaku
46. Vincent Emmanuel
47. Wisdom Fabian
48. Yakubu Saminu
49. Yunusa Musa
50. Yusuf Sunday
