GUNS IN THE EXAM HALL: BANDITS SNATCH NECO STUDENTS, MURDER TEACHER IN BORNO
GREATRIBUNETVNEWS–THEY came for exam papers. They left with children.
Suspected bandits invaded a secondary school in Lassa mid-NECO, abducted candidates, killed one teacher, and vanished — just minutes after soldiers left the area.
Bottom Line:
Bandits hit Government Day Secondary School, Lassa, during NECO SSCE. Students + teachers abducted. 1 teacher dead, 1 injured. Soldiers were 16km away on patrol.
The Key Issues, In Full Quotations:
1. The School Invasion & Abduction
“Suspected bandits have abducted an unspecified number of students sitting for the National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) after invading Government Day Secondary School in Lassa town, Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State.”
2. The Timing Of The Attack
“The attackers reportedly stormed the community on Monday morning while the students were writing their examination, firing sporadically and throwing residents into panic.”
3. The Bloodshed
“During the assault, one teacher was shot dead while another sustained gunshot injuries.”
4. The Security Gap
“Residents said the assailants arrived in large numbers shortly after Nigerian military personnel stationed in the area reportedly left on a patrol to Uba, about 16 kilometres away.”
5. What Witnesses Saw
““The soldiers were not around when the terrorists invaded. They came in large numbers, firing sporadically and causing panic everywhere. They took away students writing NECO and their teachers,” a resident told journalists.”
The spokesperson for the Borno State Police Command, Nahum Daso, confirmed the attack, stating that several students remain unaccounted for following the raid.
Security agencies are expected to intensify efforts to rescue the abducted victims as concerns grow over renewed attacks on schools in Nigeria’s North-East.
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