Boko Haram abducts 3, attacks another girls’ school in Yobe

At least three persons were abducted by the Boko Haram terrorist sect in Yobe State on Monday.

Men of the notorious sect were also said to have attacked Girls Science Secondary School in Dapchi community in the state.

The Commissioner of Police in Yobe State, Mr Sumonu Abdulmaliki, confirmed that all three persons were abducted around Geidam Local Government Area.

There has, however, been no reported case of abduction in the school.

Witnesses said when the insurgents got to the secondary school, they broke into the store and stole food items; after the teachers and students fled to safety.

A convoy of fighters in pickup trucks had descended on Dapchi village around 6 pm, targeting the school, a resident Sheriff Aisami told AFP.

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“When they stormed the village they began shooting and setting off explosives,” Aisami said.

“This drew the attention of the girls in the Girls Science Secondary School, so the girls and the teachers were able to escape before the attackers got into the school.”

According to the Police Commissioner, security forces in the state quickly responded to the attack and repelled the terrorists.