Gunmen stormed a secondary school in Nigeria's Borno state on Monday and abducted students who were taking examinations, according to police. The attack occurred at Lassa Day Secondary School in the Askira-Uba area of Borno state.
Police spokesman Nahum Daso told The Associated Press that 10 victims were rescued hours after the incident. The exact number of students abducted has not yet been confirmed. Daso did not mention any casualties.
However, the human rights group Amnesty International Nigeria reported that two teachers and a student were killed during the attack. The group stated that schools should be safe havens and that children should not have to choose between education and their lives. Amnesty International also emphasized the Nigerian government's responsibility to protect the education sector from armed groups operating in northern Nigeria.
No group has immediately claimed responsibility for the abduction. The region has been plagued by an insurgency that has resulted in thousands of deaths and displaced millions. Boko Haram and its splinter faction, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), are known militant groups active in northeast Nigeria and the Lake Chad area.
Earlier in September, the Nigerian army reported rescuing over 300 people abducted by Boko Haram from Ngoshe, a town approximately 71 miles from Lassa. In May, Nigeria announced that a joint operation with the United States had resulted in the deaths of 175 ISWAP fighters.