More than 30 students remain missing after Nigeria school attack
Key takeaways
- The attacks targeted a secondary school in the northeastern town of Lassa, in Borno State.
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- The attack occurred on Monday when assailants from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) group stormed a secondary school in the town of Lassa, in Borno State, which has faced years of violence by armed groups.
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The attacks targeted a secondary school in the northeastern town of Lassa, in Borno State.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo. A general view of a classroom at St Mary’s Catholic School in Niger State, Nigeria. Nigerian students have been targeted in mass abductions by armed groups and criminal gangs in the region [File: AFP]By AFP and Reuters Published On 30 Jun 202630 Jun 2026At least 37 students remain missing after gunmen raided their school in northeast Nigeria, according to local officials.
The attack occurred on Monday when assailants from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) group stormed a secondary school in the town of Lassa, in Borno State, which has faced years of violence by armed groups.