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Terrorist group, Boko Haram, has released a video showing teenagers purportedly abducted from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State.
Gunmen had invaded the school premises last Friday and abducted over 300 students after a gun duel with the police.
The abduction took place few hours after President Muhammadu Buhari arrived in Daura, Katsina for a week-long private visit.
The leader of the group, Abubakar Shekau, later released a video claiming responsibility for the dastardly act.
The Defence Headquarters and state governor, Aminu Masari have however, discredited the claim, insisting the act was carried out by bandits.
But a fresh video released by Boko Haram to the public on Thursday by HumAngle shows teenagers believed to be the Kankara schoolboys.
The six minutes and 30 seconds long video features speeches from Shekau and a teenager believed to be one of the abducted schoolboys.
Scores of other young boys could be seen behind him, all covered in dust and appearing to be within a forest area.
“Please help us. Tell the vigilantes and soldiers not to come around,” one of the boys in the video said, adding “more than 500 of us are in the forest.”
“Close any form of school, including Islamiyah. Please send the army back. They can’t do anything to help us. Please sir, we need your assistance,” the distraught boy said.
At the end of the video, a voice believed to be that of Shekau said, “he was doing Allah’s work.”