Safe but scarred: Papiri schoolchildren return home as others remain captive

The 100 Nigerian schoolchildren abducted last month from St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri have finally returned home after their release over the weekend, reuniting with anxious families who had endured weeks of fear and uncertainty. Yet the joy is tempered by deep anguish: more than 150 others, including teachers, remain in captivity.

Among those freed is Onyeka Chieme, who recounted the harrowing conditions inside the…