Muhammad Abubakar, 15, was another pupil who got away, trekking through farmland and a forest in the dark. He said he was among 72 boys who had reached safety in the village of Kaikaibise where he ended up. The bandits called us back. They told us not to run. We started to walk back to them, but as we did, we saw more people coming towards the dormitory, he told Reuters.
Loading So I and others ran again. We jumped over the fence and ran through a forest to the nearest village.
Abubakar, one of eight children, said he saw a number of boys being rounded up before they were marched out of the school, which has around 800 students. Seven of his friends are missing.
Muhammad Abubakar, 15, was another pupil who got away, trekking through farmland and a forest in the dark. He said he was among 72 boys who had reached safety in the village of Kaikaibise where he ended up. The bandits called us back. They told us not to run. We started to walk back to them, but as we did, we saw more people coming towards the dormitory, he told Reuters.
Loading So I and others ran again. We jumped over the fence and ran through a forest to the nearest village.
Abubakar, one of eight children, said he saw a number of boys being rounded up before they were marched out of the school, which has around 800 students. Seven of his friends are missing.
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