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Gunmen storm a Nigerian school and kidnap students during exams, police say
Military and police rescued 10 abducted students and teachers as search teams pursued the attackers and several victims remained missing, officials said.
- On Monday morning, suspected Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province terrorists abducted students and teachers from Government Day Secondary School in Lassa, Borno State, while they were writing National Examinations Council exams.
- Borno State serves as a focal point for Islamist insurgency activities; this attack occurred 47 days after 42 pupils were abducted in the same Askira-Uba Local Government Area.
- Gunmen fired sporadically before storming the school, killing one teacher and injuring another. Residents alleged military troops were on patrol in nearby Uba, approximately 16 kilometers away, just before the attack.
- Borno State Police Command spokesperson ASP Nahum Kenneth Daso confirmed about 10 victims were rescued, including seven students freed by hunters, though officials are still searching for missing students.
- Rights group Amnesty International Nigeria condemned the attack, stating, "The protection of children's lives is paramount," as Nigeria grapples with overlapping security crises beyond the jihadist insurgency.
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