Overview
- Gunmen attacked Government Day Secondary School in Lassa while candidates were taking NECO exams, entering around 9 a.m. on Monday and seizing dozens of pupils.
- Security forces, the Civilian Joint Task Force and local vigilantes mounted search-and-rescue missions that recovered about 10 people and engaged attackers near the Daggu area.
- Official tallies vary: local councillors and parents have registered roughly 35–37 students as missing while state education officials reported 25 girls, 11 boys and one staff member still held.
- Confirmed fatalities include at least one teacher killed during the raid and one soldier plus one CJTF member killed in a follow-up operation, while rights groups say additional deaths occurred.
- Authorities suspect Boko Haram/ISWAP involvement based on tactics used and disguises reported by witnesses, and the attack highlights the yearslong threat that school kidnappings pose to communities and learning in northeastern Nigeria.