Overview
- Christian Association of Nigeria updated the tally to 303 students and 12 teachers after a verification exercise, up from an initial count of 215 students.
- Security forces, tactical units and local hunters have been deployed to search surrounding forests, and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
- President Bola Tinubu canceled overseas engagements, including a G20 trip, as Niger and other states ordered precautionary school closures.
- State officials said the school reopened despite prior security warnings, a claim CAN disputed as an attempt to shift blame.
- The raid followed two incidents earlier in the week: 25 girls abducted from a Kebbi school and a church attack in Kwara where two people were killed and worshippers seized.