Abuja. Gunmen attacked a secondary school in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno and kidnapped students taking exams there. Police gave this information on Monday. The attack took place on Monday morning at Lassa Day Secondary School, located in Askira-Uba area of Borno State.
Attack on school during examination
Police spokesman Nahum Daso said 10 people were rescued safely a few hours after the attack. At present, no organization has claimed responsibility for this attack, but thousands of people have been killed and millions have been displaced in the long-running extremist violence in the region.
Gunmen kidnapped students, 10 people were rescued safely
“We don’t have any information right now as to how many students have been abducted,” Dasso said. At present, about 10 victims have been rescued. Human rights organization Amnesty International Nigeria said that two teachers and a student were killed in the attack. “Schools should be safe places for children,” the organization said in its statement. No child should be forced to choose between their education and their life.”
influence of terrorist groups
The statement said the safety of children is a top priority and it is the responsibility of the Nigerian government to protect the education sector from armed groups operating in Northern Nigeria. The terrorist organization Boko Haram and its breakaway group ‘Islamic State West Africa Province’ (ISWAP) are active in northeastern Nigeria and the Lake Chad region. This region borders Chad, Niger and Cameroon.
Nigerian army had taken major action
Earlier this month, the Nigerian army freed more than 300 people kidnapped by Boko Haram from the town of Ngoshe. This town is about 114 kilometers away from Lassa where the incident of kidnapping of children took place on Monday. In May, Nigeria reported that 175 ISWAP militants were killed in a joint operation with the US.
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