December 7, 2025
Nigeria’s School Rescue: 100 Freed from Captivity
Amid Ongoing Fears for 153 More, Families Rejoice in Partial Victory Against Kidnappers’ Grip In the dusty outskirts of Bida, Niger State, where the harmattan wind carries the faint scent of acacia trees and the distant rumble of motorcycles signals the return of normalcy to a village long held in fear, 14-year-old Aisha Ibrahim ran into her mother’s arms on the evening of December 2, 2025, her school uniform torn and dirt-streaked but her smile unbroken after nine days in captivity. Ibrahim, one of approximately 100 students released from the clutches of gunmen who stormed St. Mary’s Catholic Secondary School
