BREAKING: Borno Govt Releases Proof-of-Life Video of Kidnapped Students

• The Borno State Government has confirmed receiving a proof-of-life video of the 36 students abducted from Government Day Secondary School, Lassa, as efforts continue to secure their release.

The Borno State Government has confirmed receiving a proof-of-life video showing students abducted from Government Day Secondary School, Lassa, in Askira/Uba Local Government Area, nearly three weeks after they were taken by terrorists.

The 15-second video was presented on Saturday by the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Abba Wakilbe, during the Borno State Education Summit in Maiduguri.

According to Wakilbe, 36 students remain in captivity, comprising 25 girls and 11 boys, following the June 29 abduction.

“Since the Chibok abduction, we have not had such an issue. Not until recently did we have the issue in Mussa and subsequently in Lassa,” the commissioner said, adding that the government was still working to secure the students’ release.

He also disclosed that authorities were yet to receive any information about students abducted from Mussa Community.

Wakilbe warned that continued attacks on schools posed a serious threat to education in Borno State, saying “If this does not stop, progress will not happen, and a lot of what we have achieved will be reversed.”

Although officials declined to release the video to journalists, it reportedly showed the abducted students seated on the ground, some wearing their school uniforms, while two armed terrorists stood behind them holding a flag bearing Arabic inscriptions.

The latest development comes amid ongoing efforts by the state government and security agencies to secure the safe return of the abducted students.