The Network of Civil Society Organisations in Borno State (NECSOB) has condemned the abduction of 48 school children by insurgents in the Askira-Uba Local Government Area of the state, demanding an overhaul of the security architecture to protect vulnerable communities.
The mass kidnapping occurred on Friday at Mussa Primary and Junior Secondary School in the Mussa-Biri community.
In a statement signed by its Executive Director, Abubakar Suleiman, and obtained by PREMIUM TIMES, the coalition expressed “profound shock” over the attack, which took place during prime morning learning hours.
The raid threw the school into chaos, as dozens of other students fled into the bushes for safety, with parents and the community left in deep psychological trauma.
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