Nigeria: Boko Haram Abducts Students Writing Neco At Borno School
Police said a combined security operation rescued other students as an unknown number remained missing after the attack.
- On Monday, suspected Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province terrorists abducted an unspecified number of students at the Government Day Secondary School in Lassa, Borno State, during a Biology examination.
- Nigeria is grappling with overlapping security crises in the northeast, where Boko Haram and ISWAP have waged an Islamist insurgency for more than 15 years, frequently targeting schools and seizing people for ransom.
- Borno State police spokesperson ASP Nahum Kenneth Daso said the attack began around 9 a.m. , prompting a combined rescue operation by the police, military, and Civilian Joint Task Force in nearby forests.
- Officials are still determining the number of missing students as some remain unaccounted for, while National Examinations Council spokesperson Azeez Sani stated the examination body was not yet aware of the development.
- The 2026 NECO Senior School Certificate Examination Internal began on June 15 and is scheduled to continue through July 23, typically taken by 16- and 17-year-olds despite ongoing regional security challenges.
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Boko Haram abducts students writing NECO at Borno school
The spokesperson for the Borno State Police Command, Daso Kenneth, confirmed this to PREMIUM TIMES via telephone. The post Boko Haram abducts students writing NECO at Borno school appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Vigilante Groups Rescue Some Abducted Lassa NECO Students
Some of the students abducted by armed men during the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination at Government Day Secondary School in Lassa, Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, have been rescued by local vigilante groups. The post Vigilante Groups Rescue Some Abducted Lassa NECO Students appeared first on Trending News.
Suspected terrorists abduct NECO candidates in Borno, police launch manhunt - OGUN STATE TELEVISION
Suspected terrorists have abducted an unspecified number of students sitting for the National Examinations Council (NECO) exams in Lassa community, Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State. The incident reportedly occurred on Monday morning when armed men stormed the school around 9 a.m., firing shots before taking away several students. Women selling food within the school premises were also said to have been abducted during the attack. …
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