Forty-two pupils missing after Nigeria school attack, lawmaker says
At least 42 school children are missing in northeastern Nigeria following an attack on Mussa Primary and Junior Secondary School by suspected Islamist militants. Senator Ali Ndume reported that 32 students were taken from the school and 10 from nearby homes. No group has claimed responsibility, though Boko Haram has a history of similar abductions in the region.
- ▪Suspected Islamist militants attacked Mussa Primary and Junior Secondary School in Askira-Uba Local Government Area.
- ▪Senator Ali Ndume stated that 32 students were abducted from the school and 10 from their homes nearby.
- ▪Borno state remains the epicenter of the Boko Haram insurgency, which has lasted over 15 years.
- ▪The 2014 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping occurred in the same senatorial district.
- ▪U.S. and Nigerian forces reportedly killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, ISIS's second-in-command globally, in a joint operation in Borno.
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Forty-two pupils missing after Nigeria school attack, lawmaker saysSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxPublished May 16, 2026, 10:03 PMUpdated May 16, 2026, 10:03 PMMAIDUGURI, Nigeria, May 16 - At least 42 Nigerian school children were missing on Saturday a day after suspected Islamist militants attacked a school in the insurgency-hit northeastern Borno state, a senator for the area said.Residents said on Friday that armed men abducted an unknown number of students from Mussa Primary and Junior Secondary School in Askira-Uba Local Government Area while classes were in session.Ali Ndume, senator for Borno South district, where the school is located, said in a statement that school authorities informed him that 32 students were abducted from the school while another 10…
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