On Monday morning, Gunmen attacked Government Day Secondary School in Lassa, Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno state while students were sitting for National Examinations Council examinations, abducting students and school staff and killing at least one teacher, according to Nigerian officials and media reports. The attack occurred after 9 a.m., according to Borno State Police spokesperson ASP Nuhu Kenneth Daso, who described the incident as a terrorist attack. SaharaReporters reported that the assailants stormed the town on motorcycles during Lassa’s market day, fired repeatedly, and took away students and teachers.