The remaining 130 schoolchildren kidnapped from a Catholic boarding school in Nigeria's Niger state have been released, bringing "a moment of triumph and relief" after one of the country's worst mass kidnappings. This completes the release of students abducted from St Mary’s Catholic school on November 21.

• A total of 250 children and staff were initially abducted from St Mary’s Catholic school in Papiri.
• Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga confirmed the rescue, stating that 230 students have now been freed.
• The incident is part of a growing trend of targeted attacks on schools and places of worship in north and central Nigeria.