Nigeria, Nov. 23 -- The Niger State Caucus in the National Assembly has condemned the kidnapping of students and teachers of St. Mary's Catholic School, Agwara, describing the attack as a brutal reminder of the worsening insecurity facing the state and the wider North.

In a joint statement signed by senators and members of the House of Representatives from the state, the lawmakers expressed deep concern and profound sorrow over the raid on the school by armed terrorists.

The statement was signed by three senators, Sani Musa, Sani Bello, and Peter Jiya, as well as members of the House; Idris Garba, Shehu Rijau, Abdullahi Mamudu, Saidu Abdullahi, and Jafaru Mohammed, Yusuf Baraje, Joshua Gana, Ismaila Modibbo, Adamu Tanko, and Abubakar Bu...