…One student still missing as troops intensify search
By Kingsley Omonobi
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have rescued 10 of the 11 National Examinations Council (NECO) candidates and teachers abducted by suspected ISWAP terrorists during an attack on Lassa Community in Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State.
The Acting Military Information Officer, Captain Mohammed Goni, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, saying the attack occurred at about 9 a.m. while students of the Technical Secondary School were writing their NECO examinations.
According to the statement, the Theatre Command immediately launched a coordinated search-and-rescue operation by deploying ground troops, strike aircraft and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) platforms from the Air Component of Operation HADIN KAI.
