By Salihu Pirkusu, Maiduguri
Unspecified number of pupils and students of Mussa Primary and Junior Secondary School in Askira-Uba local government area of Borno state are feared to have been abducted when some armed members of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists invaded their school premises in the early hours of today (Friday).
Mussa is a remote village and shares border with Sambisa Forest, an enclaves and hideouts of terrorists.
Sources revealed that the insurgents stormed the school on motorcycles, barely 10 or 15 mi uses after Troops in a ro left the community.
In a Social Media post, Mr. Solomon Mussa said: “Good Morning Beloved Please Pray for Mussa Boko Haram attack in Mussa village now, according to a report coming out from Mussa, School Children were affected. God watch over the Land. Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. Psalms 121:4”. He stated on Friday.
Meanwhile, the Deputy Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abdullahi Askira, who also hails from Askira-Uba local government area confirmed the school invasion on the school by terrorists on Friday, even as he said, details are still sketchy at press time.
“Yes I can confirm to you that some suspected terrorists riding on motorcycles invaded Primary and Junior Secondary Schools in Mussa village this morning.
“Information at my disposal was that many of the students fled into the bush, but I don’t have details of those abducted yet.
“It is also disheartening that the incident took place barely some few minutes when troops on patrol left the Community, this signifies that the insurgents or the attackers were spying the movement of troops before they strike”, the Deputy Speaker said.
He however promised to give further details as the situation unfold.
All efforts to get the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Keneth Daso to comment on the incident proved abortive at press time.
