Nigeria's president says that all 24 schoolgirls held by assailants following a mass abduction last week from a school in Kebbi in northwestern Nigeria have been rescued. A total of 25 girls were abducted on Nov. 17 from a government school in Kebbi state's Maga town, but one of them was able to escape the same day. The remaining 24 were all rescued, according to a statement from President Bola Tinubu. It was among a spate of recent mass abductions, including a raid on a Catholic school Friday in north-central Niger state in which more than 300 students and staff were abducted. Fifty students later escaped.

Gunmen have attacked a Catholic school in Nigeria, abducting more than 200 schoolchildren and 12 teachers. The Christian Association of Nigeria reported Friday's incident at St. Mary's School in the Papiri community. The attack took place on Friday, and 215 pupils and 12 teachers were seized. Security forces have been deployed to the area. This abduction follows a similar incident earlier in the week in a neighboring state. No group has claimed responsibility, but such kidnappings are common in Nigeria, often carried out by gangs seeking ransom.

Police in Nigeria say gunmen have abducted 25 girls from a high school in the country's northwestern Kebbi state. At least one member of staff at the school was killed in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility. A police spokesperson says the raid happened at 4 a.m. on Monday and that the girls were taken from their dorms. The boarding school is in Maga, in the state's Danko-Wasagu area. This is the latest in a series of abductions from schools in northern Nigeria, where armed groups have been targeting schoolchildren since 2014.