By Editorial Staff 
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) revealed on Sunday that 50 out of 303 school children that were kidnapped by terrorists have escaped captivity. Terrorists stormed the St. Mary’s Private Catholic school in Niger State on Friday, abducting 303 pupils and 12 teachers.
But according to a statement by CAN’s spokesman in Niger State, Daniel Atori, “The pupils escaped between Friday and Saturday and have reunited with their parents as they could not return to the school after they escaped.”
Names of students who have escaped are:
1. Samson Bitrus
2. Emmanuel Francis
3. Amos Mathew
4. Timothy Peter
5. Ayuba Victor
6. Bulus Emmanuel
7. Bulus Samaila
8. Caleb Hosea
9. Catherine Emmanuel
10. Christopher Ezekiel
11. Dominic Daniel
12. Dominic Elisha
13. Elisha Harunna
14. Elisha Yakubu
15. Ezekiel Emmanuel
16. Ezekiel Joel
17. Ezekiel Pius
18. Ezra James
19. Friday Joel
20. Gloria Jeremiah
21. Godiya Mathew
22. Iliya Philip
23. Ishaya David
24. Joseph Sunday
25. Julius Paul
26. Justina Adamu
27. Keziah Musa
28. Lawrence James
29. Lawrence Yohanna
30. Marcus Bulus
31. Mariam Joshua
32. Mathew Dauda
33. Micah Luka
34. Michael Jacob
35. Musa Timothy
36. Naomi Bulus
37. Nicodemus Ibrahim
38. Peter Jonathan
39. Pricillia Peter
40. Emmanuel Godwin
41. Samaila Dauda
42. Stephen Anthony
43. Sunday Shedrack
44. Veronica Iliya
45. Victoria Ishaku
46. Vincent Emmanuel
47. Wisdom Fabian
48. Yakubu Saminu
49. Yunusa Musa
50. Yusuf Sunday
Meanwhile, CAN stated that 250 students from the school, three children staff members of the school and and 12 teachers are still with their captors. Pope Leo expressed sadness over the mass abduction during during his weekly Angelus address on Sunday.
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