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ABUJA: The terrorist group Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of more than 300 students in northwestern Nigeria’s Katsina state on Tuesday, the Xinhua news agency reports.
A total of 333 students from the Government Science High School remain missing after Friday night’s attack by gunmen on the boys’ school.
In an audio message, a man who identified himself as Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau claimed the group is “behind what happened in Katsina,” local media reported.
Katsina State Governor Aminu Masari confirmed on Monday that government negotiators are already in contact with the kidnappers, but declined to reveal details of the negotiations as authorities tried to protect the victims and secure their release.
In response, on Tuesday the Nigerian national teachers union threatened to tear down tools over the recent attacks on schools.
Such incidents “are sad reminders of previous events in Chibok and Dapchi, where Boko Haram terrorists had attacked and abducted students, creating a monumental disruption to school activities and impeding our nation’s growth and educational progress while subjugating family members. and relatives to unimaginable trauma. ” the union said in a statement. – Called
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