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Terrorists dressed in military fatigues stormed Lassa Day Secondary School in the Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State on Monday, abducting more than 30 students.
The students were sitting examinations when the gunmen attacked.
Police spokesperson Nahum Daso told The Associated Press (AP) that 10 victims had been rescued hours after the attack.
“For now, we don’t have the number of how many students were abducted. We have about 10 victims who have been rescued,” Daso said, without providing details of any casualties.
However, two teachers and one student were reportedly killed during the attack.
School abductions have remained a persistent security challenge in Nigeria.
The latest attack reveals the persistent threat to schools in Nigeria, more than a decade after the 2014 Chibok schoolgirls’ abduction drew global attention.
Monday’s attack marks the third mass school abduction since May.
On May 15, terrorists raided three schools in the Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, abducting more than 40 pupils and teachers.
The same day, about 42 pupils, students and teachers were abducted from Primary and Junior Day Secondary School Mussa in Borno State while classes were in session.
Reacting to Monday’s attack, Amnesty International condemned the growing wave of assaults on schools.
“Schools should be places of safety, and no child should have to choose between their education and their life,” the rights group said in a statement posted on its social media platforms.
“The protection of children’s lives is paramount, and the Nigerian government has a duty to ensure that the country’s educational sector is not further threatened by armed groups on the rampage across northern Nigeria.”
