Parents raise alarm as 37 children remain missing after Borno school attack

No fewer than 37 children remain missing following Monday’s attack on Government Day Secondary School in Lassa, Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, according to parents of the affected students.
The school came under attack at about 9 a.m. on Monday while candidates were sitting for the National Examinations Council examination.
The attackers killed two teachers and abducted an unspecified number of students before fleeing the area.
Acting Military Information Officer, North-East Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai, Capt. Muhammed Goni, had said in a statement on Monday that two security operatives, including a soldier and a member of the Civilian Joint Task Force, we...