Gunmen believed to be bandits have abducted an unspecified number of students from the Government Day Secondary School in Lassa town, located in the Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State.

The criminals attacked the community on Monday morning while the students were writing the Senior School Certificate Examination, SSCE, organized by the National Examinations Council, NECO.

One teacher was shot dead during the incident and another sustained injuries.

Residents who confirmed the development to journalists alleged that Nigerian military troops stationed in the area had left on a patrol to Uba, a nearby approximately 16 kilometers away, just before the bandits struck.

“The soldiers were not around when the terrorists invaded. They came in large numbers, firing sporadically and causing panic everywhere.

“They took away students writing NECO and their teachers,” one of the residents said.

Spokesperson of the Borno State Police Command, Nahum Daso, confirmed the incident and acknowledged that several students are still missing following the raid.

Yobe State Police Command has rescued four young girls from an attempted kidnapping in Fika Local Government Area, with the Commissioner of Police pledging to track down the fleeing members of the criminal gang.

The incident occurred on Saturday, 28th June, 2026, at about 2:23 p.m. when unidentified gunmen attacked Didim Village, Fika, and abducted four young females aged between 15 and 17 years.

This was disclosed in a statement issued on Monday by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Dungus Abdulkarim.

According to the statement, Fika Divisional Police Headquarters received a distress call reporting that unidentified persons attacked and abducted four young females at Didim Village, Fika Area.

“Police operatives attached to Kukar Gadu Outstation, working with local vigilantes, immediately mobilised for a rescue mission.

“Reinforcement from the Division was later deployed, leading to the release of all four victims unhurt.

“The rescued victims were immediately taken to Kukar Gadu Primary Health Care Centre for medical examination and necessary support before being reunited with their families,” the statement said.

The Command said efforts are ongoing to apprehend the fleeing suspects.

“Commissioner of Police, Usman Kanfani Jibrin, has directed sustained and intelligence-led operations to ensure that the perpetrators are arrested and made to face the full weight of the law.” the statement added.

The command through the PPRO called on members of the public to continue to provide the police with credible and timely information on suspicious persons, movements, or vehicles for necessary action.

A young man, identified as Umar Halilu Babatuwa, has died after sustaining severe injuries in a suspected gang attack along the stretch between Dan Agundi and Nassarawa areas of Kano metropolis on Sunday night.

Speaking to DAILY POST, Umar’s elder brother, Aliyu Halilu, said the deceased left their family house in Dan Agundi at about 10:00 p.m. on Sunday before the incident occurred.

According to him, Umar was brought back home shortly afterwards with multiple stab wounds and deep machete cuts allegedly inflicted by suspected gang members.

Aliyu said the family immediately rushed him to hospital in an effort to save his life, but he later succumbed to his injuries.

“About 200 of them stormed the area and attacked people. We do not know exactly who carried out the attack. The way they treated us, may Allah judge them as well,” he said.

He further alleged that while taking Umar to hospital, the family encountered police officers but could not secure assistance from any of them to accompany them or facilitate urgent medical attention for the victim.

Expressing frustration over seeking justice, Aliyu questioned the effectiveness of reporting such incidents to authorities.

“Even if you say we should report to the government, how many people have been killed already and what has the government done? We have left everything to Allah,” he lamented.

Aliyu said the family could not explain why suspected gangs had continued to operate in their neighbourhood and appealed to the Kano State Government and security agencies to thoroughly investigate the incident and take decisive measures to prevent a recurrence.

As of the time of filing this report, the spokesperson of the Kano State Police Command had yet to issue an official statement on the incident.