Students were killed after Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists attempted to abduct students of the Federal Government Girls College (FGGC), Monguno, Borno State, in the early hours of yesterday, before troops of the North-East Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), foiled the attack and rescued all 46 students.
The Acting Media Information Officer of OPHK, Capt Mohammed Goni, who disclosed this in a statement, said the rescued students received immediate medical assessment and appropriate care.
According to him, “All rescued students have been confirmed medically stable and no student was abducted. Regrettably, some students were fatally struck by the sporadic gunfire from the terrorists during the firefight.”
The military said the attempted mass abduction was foiled in collaboration with personnel of the Nigeria Police Mobile Force (MOPOL) in the early hours of Sunday at the college.
