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Many NECO Candidates Kidnapped As Boko Haram Terrorists Attack Borno School
By Shehu Dogo, Senior Reporter
Suspected Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists, on Monday, attacked Government Day Secondary School in Lassa, Askira/Uba local government area of Borno State, abducting an unspecified number of students who were sitting for the National Examinations Council (NECO) Examinations.
The insurgents reportedly stormed the school at about 9 a.m., firing sporadically into the air and causing panic among students and staff before taking an unknown number of candidates into the bush.
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the Borno State Police Command, ASP Nahum Daso, said several students remained unaccounted for following the assault.
“At about 9 a.m., an unspecified number of Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists attacked a secondary school and shot sporadically into the air. During the attack, an unspecified number of students were abducted, while some are still missing,” ASP Daso said.
The police spokesperson, however, said the command could not immediately verify reports that a teacher was killed during the attack.
He, however, said security agencies had launched a coordinated operation to rescue the abducted students and apprehend the attackers.
– Leadership
President Donald Trump has said ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz face a 20 percent “safe passage” fee under a proposal by the United States.
The levy, announced by President Donald Trump in a Truth Social post on Monday, would help cover the cost of maintaining security in the strategic waterway.
By Shehu Dogo, Senior Reporter
The Oyo state government has announced that the kidnapped pupils and teachers in Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State have regained their freedom.
The development was disclosed on Friday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
In a shared post on his verified X handle, Onanuga simply announced that the victims had been released by their abductors.
“Finally, all the kidnapped pupils and teachers in Orire, Oyo have been rescued by our security agencies,” he wrote.
By Shehu Dogo, With Agency News
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected President Donald Trump’s historic bid to restrict birthright citizenship.
The court, in an eagerly awaited decision on the final day of its term, ruled 6-3 to maintain the right to American citizenship for nearly everyone born on US soil.
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