Police in Nigeria’s north-central Niger State reported that a group of armed bandits invaded a private Catholic school abducting hundreds of schoolchildren early on Friday, amid widespread outrage over violence against Christians in the West African nation.

More than 300 children and staff are thought to have been abducted from a Catholic school in Nigeria this week, one of the worst mass kidnappings ever recorded there.

The Indigenous People of Biafra, a separatist group in southeastern Nigeria, remains committed to peaceful self-determination after a court sentenced its leader to life in prison for terrorism.

N.J., discusses the persecution of Christians in Nigeria, the Russia- Ukraine war and more on ‘The Big Weekend Show.’

The U.S. is drafting a proposal that includes weighing possible military engagement in Nigeria, a senior State Department official said this week.