Nigerian President calls missing schoolgirls a 'national disaster'

It is unclear how many girls are missing from Monday's attack and where they may be. Government agencies have given contradictory information on the situation. Earlier, the governor's aide released a statement saying 50 students were still unaccounted for after armed militants approached the school under the cover of darkness Monday night. The statement also said it was unclear whether the students were abducted by the militants. "The Yobe state government has no credible information yet as to whether any of the schoolgirls was taken hostage by the terrorists," said Abdullahi Bego, an aide to Gov. Ibrahim Gaidam, in a statement. Witnesses told CNN that terrified residents of the town fled on.  

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