At least 36 students and one staff member abducted by gunmen from a secondary school in Lassa in northeast Nigeria remain in captivity, while eight others have been rescued, a state official said on Tuesday.
The attack on Monday targeted students in Government Day Secondary School who were sitting exams in the town in Borno state, a region that has faced years of violence by jihadist groups.
At least 37 still in captivity after Northeast Nigeria school attack
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