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National Times Bureau, November 22: Gunmen stormed a Catholic boarding school in Nigeria’s Niger state on Friday and abducted more than 200 students and staff, marking one of the largest mass kidnappings in the region in recent months. The attack took place at St. Mary’s School in Papiri, a community under the Agwara local government, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) confirmed.CAN spokesperson Daniel Atori said 215 schoolchildren and 12 teachers were taken during the early-morning assault. He added that he had met distressed parents waiting desperately for news of their missing children. “We are doing everything possible to ensure…