A secondary school in Nigeria was overtaken by a group of gunmen over the weekend, leaving an estimated 400 students unaccounted for, according to reports. Armed men — called “bandits” by Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari — attacked the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara on Friday night, which is believed to have approximately 600-800 students,
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Shehu Garba Defends Statement On Borno Farmers Killings
Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, has come forward to defend his statement where he said that the 43 slain farmers did not get military clearance before farming on the area. Hours after he spoke with BBC, Shehu statement went viral online; with many Nigerians condemning and criticizing him.
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