Nigerian State Says 337 Students Missing After Gunmen Attack
- 285 parents confirm their children yet to return home
- Latest school attack adds to similar ones in 2014 and 2018
People gather at the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, Nigeria, on Dec. 12.
Photographer: Abdullatif Yusuf/AP Photos
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At least 337 students are still missing after gunmen in Nigeria attacked a boys’ boarding school in the northern state of Katsina, an official said.
So far, 446 students are accounted for and reunited with their parents following the Friday attack, Abdu Labaran, a spokesman for Katsina Governor Aminu Masari, said by phone. A total of 258 parents were contacted and they confirmed that their children hadn’t returned home, he said.