Suspected Boko Haram and ISWAP fighters attacked Government Day Secondary School in Lassa, Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State on Monday, abducting students writing NECO examinations.

According to reports, the gunmen stormed the school around 9:00 a.m., shooting into the air and creating panic among students, teachers and residents before taking an unknown number of candidates into nearby bushes.

One teacher was reportedly killed in the raid, while another was injured.

Police confirm missing students 

Confirming the incident to Vanguard, Borno Police Command spokesperson ASP Nahum Daso said some students remain unaccounted for.

“At about 9 a.m., an unspecified number of Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists attacked a secondary school and shot sporadically into the air. During the attack, an unspecified number of students were abducted, while some are still missing,” Daso stated.

He added that the command could not yet confirm fatalities among those abducted.

Daso said the military, Civilian Joint Task Force, CJTF, and the Askira/Uba Area Commander have begun a coordinated search-and-rescue operation. Security teams are combing surrounding forests to locate the students and apprehend the attackers.

Source: Vanguard, via Borno State Police Command PRO ASP Nahum Daso