Video renews school safety fears as 78 Borno students remain in captivity
Government Day Secondary School, Lassa, was attacked weeks after students were abducted from another school in Mussa, underscoring what education officials described as a resurgence of attacks targeting schools despite years of investment in school protection measures.
The Borno State Government on Saturday said it had received a proof-of-life video showing dozens of students abducted during the 29 June attack on Government Day Secondary School, Lassa, warning that renewed attacks on schools threaten hard-won gains in education across the insurgency-hit state.
Education stakeholders have repeatedly warned that continued attacks on schools could discourage parents from sending children—particularly girls—to school, threatening years of progress in improving access to education in conflict-affected communities.
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