Nigeria, June 1 -- The State Security Services (SSS) has reportedly arrested five suspected arms couriers, including two foreign nationals from neighbouring Niger, over their alleged links to the Boko Haram faction responsible for the mass abduction of students from St. Mary's Catholic School in Papiri, Niger State.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that the Sadiku-led Boko Haram fighters abducted 315 students and staff from their dormitories in the sleepy town in November 2025.

The Boko Haram cell was also responsible for the recent abduction of more than 40 students and teachers from three schools in Oyo State.

An SSS insider told this newspaper that the suspects were apprehended during coordinated intelligence-led operations that led to the re...