Suspected bandits have reportedly abducted several students sitting the ongoing National Examinations Council (NECO) examinations, alongside some teachers, during an attack on Lassa town in Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State.
The attackers, who stormed the community on Monday, reportedly struck on a busy market day, causing panic among residents and disrupting commercial activities.
According to reports, one teacher was killed during the assault, while an unspecified number of students writing the NECO examinations and teachers were taken away by the gunmen.
Eyewitnesses said the assailants, believed to be heavily armed insurgents, arrived in military-style camouflage and rode into the town on motorcycles, carrying out the operation without resistance.
The latest attack has renewed concerns over the deteriorating security situation in parts of southern Borno State, where communities have continued to experience deadly raids despite repeated military operations against insurgent groups.
As of the time of filing this report, the Borno State Police Command had yet to issue an official statement on the incident.
