Toll of Nigerian Secondary Schoolgirls Kidnapped by Boko Haram 'Islamists' Increases to 274

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By Aljazeera
The number of Nigerian schoolgirls still missing from recent kidnappings at a secondary school in Chibok has risen to 276 - 30 more than the previous estimate, police say.

Police Commissioner Tanko Lawan also said the number of girls who escaped from their captors had increased to 53.

Lawan said confusion over numbers occurred because students from other areas were brought into the Chibok Government Girls' Secondary School for final exams last month after other schools in the Borno state were shut because of attacks.

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The schoolgirls were abducted by gunmen from the school in Nigeria's Borno state last Tuesday.

"The students were drawn from schools in Izge, Lassa, Ashigashiya and Warabe A. and that is why, after the unfortunate incident, there were various numbers flying around as to the actual number of girls that were taken away," Lawan said.

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