The Boko Haram Terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the abduction of hundreds of schoolboys from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State. The leader of the terrorist group, Abubakar Shelau made the claim in a video released on Tuesday, saying the group was responsible for the attack, adding that the school was teaching students things that could "destroy Islam".
"What happened in Katsina was done to promote Islam and discourage un-Islamic practices as Western education is not the type of education permitted by Allah and his Holy Prophet," Shekau said in the video.
"They are also not teaching what Allah and his Holy Prophet commanded. They are rather destroying Islam. It may be subtle, but Allah the Lord of the skies and earth knows whatever is hidden. May Allah promote Islam. May we die as Muslims.
"In a nutshell, we are behind what happened in Katsina."
However, a spokesperson to the Katsina State government, Abdul Labaran explained that gunmen who abducted the students have contacted a parent asking them to begin gathering money for ransom and tell the military to stop surveillance of their hideouts.
