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13 Dec, 11 tweets, 2 min read

Nigeria Deploys Air, Ground Forces In Search Of Abducted School Boys

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Nigerian Army has deployed ground and aerial forces in search of the secondary school boys abducted Friday night by some terrorists from their school, the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara

Local Government Area of Katsina State, northwest Nigeria, according to Garba Shehu, the presidential spokesperson.

The Nigerian Air Force, a few years ago commissioned the 213 Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Katsina and the Quick Response Wing (QRW) Daura.

These units play a role in the counter banditry and terror operations.

The Airbase in Katsina town will support combat, surveillance and logistics flights in search of the boys.

HumAngle reported that a group of armed terrorists locally known as bandits on Friday stormed Kankara town and proceeded to the Government Boys’ Science Secondary School.

The terrorists came on motorcycles and fired multiple rounds from their assault rifles forcing residents and students to flee.

Hundreds of students are believed to have been abducted, authorities are still conducting headcounts and asking parents to provide more information.

The incident in Kankara happened about 60 kilometres from the Nigerian Army Special Super Camp 4 in Faskari Town.

Kankara and other parts of Katsina state such as Faskari, Dandume, Batsari, Safana, Kankara, Sabuwa, Dan-Musa, Matazu and Jibia have come under intense attacks from criminals and terrorist groups.

An area of interest for security forces according to a statement released by Shehu on Saturday is the Zango/Pauwa forest in Kankara.

The Zango- Pauwa forest comprises of thick savannah vegetation and the Pauwa hills are located along the fringes of dreaded Dajin Rugu.

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The terror group’s leader, Abubakar Shekau, stated this in a 4:28 long recording released in the wee hours of Tuesday and obtained by #HumAngle.

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The abductors of hundreds of schoolboys in Kankara community, Katsina State, northwest Nigeria, have made first contact with a set of demands, according to the state governor, Aminu Masari.

The governor disclosed this on Monday during a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari’s family home in Daura.

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Breaking: Dozens Of Secondary School Students Kidnapped In Katsina

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Armed men on Friday night invaded Government Science Secondary School in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, northwest Nigeria and kidnapped dozens of students.

The attack on the school and environs started at about 11 pm and lasted for over two hours. An undisclosed number of students and residents of the town were declared missing after the raid.

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ICC To Investigate Boko Haram, Nigerian Military For War Crimes

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