At least 50 of the more than 300 students abducted from a Catholic school in Nigeria have managed to escape, Al Jazeera reported, citing a Christian group`s statement following the incident closely. Armed men stormed Saint Mary`s Catholic School in Niger State on Friday, abducting 303 children and 12 teachers in what has become one of Nigeria`s biggest mass kidnappings in recent years.

In a statement on Sunday, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) said the 50 students got away from their captors between Friday and Saturday. The organisation confirmed that all of them are now safe and back with their families. "As much as we receive the return of these 50 children that escaped with some sigh of relief, I urge you all to continue in your prayers for the rescue and safe return of the remaining victims," CAN`s chairman in Niger State, Reverend Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, said in the statement.