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Officials of the Christian Association of Nigeria say the 50 students aged 10 to 18 escaped individually after they were taken from their dorms at the St.
Mary's Catholic School in Niger State on Friday.
No group has claimed responsibility for the abduction and authorities say a massive search and rescue operation is underway.
The attack is one of Nigeria's biggest school abductions since the 2014 kidnapping of 260 Chibok school girls by Boko Hora militants.
Nigeria has seen a wave of attacks in recent days targeting schools and places of worship.
25 students were taken from another boarding school in a neighboring state.
Gunmen also attacked a church where they killed two worshippers and abducted 38 others.
Nigeria's president announced today that all worshippers abducted in the church have been rescued.