Confirmed sources reveal that over 103 secondary school girls have been kidnapped in bornu by the sect group Hoko Haram.
Gunmen reportedly
arrived at the school in Chibok around 9pm,
killed the soldier stationed to protect the students and took 103 out
of the 250 girls that make up the school. The men took the girls away in
four lorries. BBC Africa reports that the number of girls abducted is
as high as 200.
Residents of the area say the raid, which lasted from 9pm-3am, saw the destruction of several properties as the men overpowered the residents who put up initial defense.
Police Commissioner in Borno state, Lawan Tanko confirmed the incident to reporters in the state.
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