Suspected Boko Haram Insurgents Attack Borno School, Students Reportedly Abducted

Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have reportedly attacked a primary and junior secondary school in Mussa village, Borno State, with fears that several students may have been abducted during the invasion. 

Suspected Boko Haram insurgents on Friday invaded a primary and junior secondary school in Mussa village, located in Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, sparking fears of another mass abduction in Nigeria’s troubled North-East region. 

According to local sources, the attackers arrived in large numbers on motorcycles shortly after military personnel reportedly left the community following a patrol operation. 

Residents said the armed men stormed the school premises, causing panic among students and villagers as many children fled into nearby bushes for safety. Although the exact number of students abducted remains unclear, several reports from the area suggested that some pupils may have been taken away by the insurgents during the attack. 

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The Deputy Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Abdullahi Askira, confirmed the incident but stated that details surrounding the suspected abduction were still sketchy. He explained that many students escaped into the bush during the attack but could not immediately confirm how many children were missing. 

The lawmaker described the attack as disturbing and expressed concern that the insurgents appeared to have monitored the movement of security forces before launching the assault on the community. “This signifies that the attackers were spying on the movement of troops before they struck,” he reportedly stated while reacting to the incident. 

The Boko Haram attack in Borno has since triggered concern on social media, where several users called for prayers and urgent intervention from security agencies. One Facebook user identified as Solomon Mussa appealed for prayers over the attack, claiming that school children were among those affected during the invasion. 

Efforts to obtain an official statement from the spokesperson of the Borno State Police Command, Nahum Kenneth Daso, were unsuccessful as calls and text messages reportedly went unanswered.