Tag: Borno state
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Kidnapped NECO Students, Teachers Rescued By Troops Hours After Attack On School in Borno
By Paul Joseph Students and teachers of Government Day Secondary School (GDSS) a secondary school in Lassa, Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, who were abducted during an early morning attack have regained their freedom. The victims were reportedly kidnapped on Monday about 9 a.m. while students were writing the National Examinations Council (NECO)…
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First Batch of 300 Refugees Returns to Gwoza in Landmark Homecoming
By Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna The first batch of 300 Nigerian refugees has returned to Gwoza in Borno State, marking the commencement of the fourth phase of a sustained repatriation exercise. The returnees, comprising 75 households, arrived in Pulka, Gwoza Local Government in a coordinated and dignified homecoming. The journey for the families represented not merely…