The school. Credit. Isah Ojo

Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have set ablaze a block containing five classrooms and a staff office at Government Day Secondary School, Kautikari Village, in Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State.

Our correspondent gathered that the incident occurred around 6:45 p.m. on Saturday.

Confirming the incident exclusively to PUNCH Online on Sunday, the Education Secretary of Chibok Local Government Area, Malah Kyari, said the affected section of the school is the junior secondary school.

“I can confirm that the insurgents attacked the Kautikari community yesterday, killed one person, and set ablaze one block containing five classrooms and an office at Kautikari JSS,” he said.