Some of the rescued students. Credit: Nigerian Army
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI, in collaboration with personnel of the Nigeria Police Mobile Force, have foiled an attempted mass abduction by suspected Islamic State West Africa Province terrorists at the Federal Government Girls College, Monguno, Borno State.
The military disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday by the Acting Military Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East) Operation HADIN KAI, Capt. Mohammed Goni.
According to the statement, the attack occurred at about 1:30 a.m. on Saturday.
It explained that the FGGC facility is currently being used by the Borno State Government as temporary hostel accommodation for students of the Federal Polytechnic, Monguno.
