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The Digest:

Two parents of children abducted from St. Mary's Catholic School in Niger State have died, a devastating turn where the trauma of mass kidnapping extends beyond captivity, claiming lives in homes and revealing how grief itself becomes a silent, secondary crisis in Nigeria's security emergency.

Key Points:
  • The parents of two abducted Niger schoolchildren have been confirmed dead
  • Anthony Musa died from a heart attack following his children's kidnapping
  • A second parent, a woman, also died, though details remain unknown
  • The Catholic Bishop of Kontagora confirmed the tragic development
  • The school is owned by the Catholic diocese in Niger State
  • Community leaders are struggling to contact the second parent's family
  • This follows the abduction of students from St. Mary's school in Papiri
When the weight of waiting and worry becomes too heavy to bear, grief shows its many faces—proving that some casualties of insecurity never make the headlines but are felt just as deeply.

Sources: Vanguard Newspapers, PM News