Gunmen have kidnapped 315 individuals, including students and teachers, from St Mary's co-education school in Niger state, Nigeria, in one of the country's largest mass kidnappings. This incident follows another abduction of 25 girls earlier in the week from a secondary school in nearby Kebbi state.

• A total of 303 students and 12 teachers were abducted from St Mary's.
• The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) provided the updated number after verification.
• President Bola Tinubu has canceled international engagements to address the crisis, and schools in several states have been ordered shut as a precautionary measure.