A total of 100 of the schoolchildren abducted from a Nigerian Catholic school and released over the weekend have been hosted at a government-organized ceremony. Gunmen attacked St. Mary's Catholic School in the Papiri community on Nov. 21, seizing at least 303 children and 12 teachers. Fifty escaped shortly afterward. On Monday, the freed schoolchildren arrived at the Niger Government House in several buses accompanied by military trucks, before being welcomed by government officials. Details surrounding their release were not made public and the government has not said if any ransom was paid. Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu in a statement commended security agencies "for their steadfast work" in ensuring the safe return of the students.