Borno School Attack: Authorities Release Names of 36 Students Still Missing After Abduction

The identities of 36 students who remain in captivity following Monday’s attack on Government Day Secondary School, Lassa, in Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State have been released.

The students were among candidates sitting for the National Examinations Council (NECO) examination when heavily armed attackers invaded the school and abducted several candidates, taking them to an undisclosed location.

Security forces later rescued 10 of the abducted students after troops of the Nigerian Army confronted the fleeing gunmen in a fierce exchange of gunfire.

Despite the rescue operation, dozens of students are still unaccounted for. On Tuesday, anxious families continued searching for their loved ones, while the Borno State Government opened a register to document missing persons linked to the attack.

According to reports, the register currently contains the names of 36 missing students, made up of 11 males and 25 females. The list includes one SS3 student, 17 SS2 students and 18 SS1 students.

The missing students are:

1. Wamdai Adani
2. Partsi Simon
3. Fati Shehu
4. Lydia Wazamdai
5. Samuel Emmanuelle
6. Dauda Joshua
7. Martha Hassan
8. Fadee Musa
9. Monday Jamul
10. Joshua Hassan
11. Suzuna Sunday
12. Maryam Abdul Aziz
13. Zakariyya Samson
14. Bitrus Munda
15. Lucy Emmanuel
16. Rebecca Joshua
17. Esther Ibrahim
18. Esther Hamman
19. Deborah Emmanuel
20. Presilla Isuwa
21. Victor Monday
22. Victoria Waziri
23. Destiny Silas
24. Sundra Sunday
25. Paulina Oga
26. Mary Sine
27. Samuel Timothy Abba
28. Raju Wadzani
29. Godiya Margirmari
30. Janada Danjuma
31. Ibrahim Ijaj
32. Margret Ijaj
33. Kwoji Yohanna
34. Martha Wajau
35. Gabriel Dauda
36. Laraba Anthony

Authorities have assured residents that efforts are ongoing to secure the safe return of the remaining students, while security agencies continue search-and-rescue operations in the area.