Suspected Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists on Monday attacked Federal government Day Secondary School in Lassa, Askira/Uba City Government Location of Borno State, kidnaping an undefined number of students who were sitting for the National Examinations Council (NECO) examinations.
According to reports, the insurgents stormed the school at about 9:00 a.m., firing sporadically into the air and causing panic amongst students and staff before blending away an unknown variety of prospects into the bush.
Verifying the event, the spokesperson for the Borno State Cops Command, ASP Nahum Daso, revealed that several students stayed unaccounted for following the attack.
“At about 9 a.m., an undefined variety of Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists attacked a secondary school and shot sporadically into the air. During the attack, an undefined number of trainees were abducted, while some are still missing,” Daso stated.
The authorities representative, nevertheless, kept in mind that the command could not instantly verify reports declaring that a teacher was killed during the attack.
He included that security firms had actually launched a coordinated operation to save the abducted trainees and nab the wrongdoers.
According to Daso, personnel of the Nigerian military, the Civilian Joint Job Force (CJTF), and the Police Location Leader in Askira/Uba have been released to comb close-by forests searching for the victims.
The current attack has actually increased issues over the security of schools and trainees in Borno State, particularly as candidates continue to sit for important nationwide evaluations in the middle of sticking around security obstacles in parts of the North-East.
The incident took place in Borno State and involved candidates sitting for assessments performed by the National Examinations Council.