Suspected Boko Haram insurgents today May 15, invaded a Primary and Junior Secondary School in Mussa village, Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, abducting unspecified number of students.
DailyTrust reports that sources in the village said the assailants, in large number, forced their way into the school on motorcycle, shortly after the military left the town.
A resident of the village who claimed many children were kidnapped wasquoted as saying
“Yes, the attacked happened early hours of today (Friday) and it was discovered that many children were abducted’’
The Deputy Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Hon. Abdullahi Askira, is said to have confirmed the attack, but declined comment on whether or not, children were abducted.
“Details of the attack are sketchy, but the information at my disposal has it that many of the students fled into the bush, but I don’t have details of those abducted. This signifies that the attackers were spying on the movement of troops before they struck” he said
