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AllAfrica's follow-up piece, published July 1, confirms that 36 students and one staff member from Government Day Secondary School, Lassa, Askira/Uba LGA, Borno state remain in ISWAP captivity after the Nigerian Army rescued 10 of the approximately 50 initially taken. The piece notes this is the third mass school abduction in the northeast since May 2026, establishing a pattern in which ISWAP has targeted National Examinations Council (NECO) examination periods, when students cannot evacuate without forfeiting their exams.

“36 students and 1 staff member remain in ISWAP captivity; Army rescued 10 of approximately 50 initially taken; third mass school abduction since May.”