Troops Foil Attempted Student Abduction, Rescue 46 In Borno
Security forces rescued 46 students and said the attackers fled after a firefight that damaged school buildings and killed some students.
- On Sunday, Operation HADIN KAI and Nigeria Police Mobile Force personnel foiled an attempted ISWAP abduction at Federal Government Girls College , Monguno, rescuing 46 students from the facility.
- Mass student abductions have plagued Nigeria since 2014, with over 200 taken from Chibok under President Goodluck Jonathan; subsequent administrations saw 1,360 abducted under Muhammadu Buhari and more than 700 under President Bola Tinubu.
- According to Captain Mohammed Goni, attackers gained facility access via suspected collaborators around 1:30 a.m.; some students were "fatally struck" by sporadic gunfire during the firefight, and school infrastructure sustained damage.
- Security forces evacuated the survivors to Kinnasara Barracks for medical assessment, where Acting Military Information Officer Goni confirmed all 46 students were medically stable; the military extended its "deepest" condolences to families of the deceased.
- Troops are pursuing the fleeing terrorists while authorities work to identify and apprehend suspected collaborators, as the military intensifies operations to protect schools and critical public infrastructure across the North-East.
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"All rescued students have been confirmed medically stable, and no student was abducted," he said. "Regrettably, some students were fatally struck by the sporadic gunfire from the terrorists during the firefight."
FG dismisses report of ISWAP attack on Girls College in Monguno
By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The Federal Ministry of Education has dismissed reports alleging that suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists attacked the Federal Government Girls College (FGGC), Monguno, Borno State, killing students and attempting to abduct others. The ministry described the reports as false, saying its internal verification, including direct communication with the […] The post FG dismisses report of ISWAP atta…
Stray bullet kills federal polytechnic students as security forces foil abduction in Borno
“All rescued students have been confirmed medically stable, and no student was abducted,” he said. “Regrettably, some students were fatally struck by the sporadic gunfire from the terrorists during the firefight.” The post Stray bullet kills federal polytechnic students as security forces foil abduction in Borno — Official appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Troops foil ISWAP mass student abduction in Borno
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI, OPHK, supported by personnel of the Nigeria Police Mobile Force, MOPOL, in the early hours of Sunday foiled an attempted mass abduction by suspected ISWAP terrorists at the Federal Government Girls College, FGGC, Monguno. Forty-six students were rescued in the operation. This was disclosed in a statement by the Acting Military Information […] Troops foil ISWAP mass student abduction in Borno
Troops Foil Attempted Student Abduction, Rescue 46 In Borno
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI, working alongside personnel of the Nigeria Police Mobile Force (MOPOL), have foiled an attempted mass abduction by suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists at the Federal Government Girls College (FGGC), Monguno, Borno State.According to a statement issued on Sunday by the Acting Military Information Officer of Operation HADIN KAI, Captain Mohammed Goni, the attempted attack occurred at about…
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