Borno school releases names of 36 NECO candidates in Boko Haram captivity [FULL LIST]

Government Day Secondary School, Lassa, in Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, has released the identities of 36 students who are still in Boko Haram captivity after Monday’s attack on the school.

Recall that the students were among candidates sitting for the ongoing National Examinations Council, NECO, Senior School Certificate Examination when gunmen stormed the school and abducted them alongside their teachers.

According to school records, the missing students include 25 female candidates and 11 male candidates. Their identities emerged as authorities continued efforts to secure their release.

DAILY POST recalls that troops of Operation HADIN KAI, with support from the Nigerian Air Force, launched a pursuit operation shortly after the attack.

The troops reportedly tracked the fleeing insurgents into nearby bushes and engaged them in a gun battle.

Meanwhile, the Borno State Government has confirmed that the abducted students are between the ages of 15 and 18.