Lokichogio Mixed Secondary School, also known as Lokichogio AIC Secondary School, is a secondary school in Lokichogio, Turkana County, Kenya.[1]
Attack
editIn October 2017 a militia attacked the school, killing six students and a security guard. The accused mastermind was a former student from the South Sudanese Toposa ethnic group,[2] who was upset over being suspended for fighting.[3]
The attack occurred at 3 AM.[4] The militia members, from South Sudan, failed to find the head teacher and the students believed to have been behind the suspension. Instead they attacked other students.[3] They killed students in a boys' dorm, then attacked a girls' dormitory.[2] The news reports stated two girls were victims of rape.[3] Students with serious injuries were sent to Lodwar Referral Hospital while those with minor injuries were sent to Lopiding Hospital.[5] The school was placed in an indefinite closure as a result.[6]
The primary suspect was placed into police custody on Saturday October 14, 2017, but died when a mob overwhelmed the police and lynched him.[3]
References
edit- ^ "5 students, watchman killed in attack in Lokichogio Mixed Secondary School." NTV. Retrieved on October 16, 2017.
- ^ a b "Gunmen kill 6 at Lokichogio Mixed Secondary in Turkana." Daily Nation. October 14, 2017. Retrieved on October 16, 2017.
- ^ a b c d Lawrence, Hannah. "Seven dead in mass shooting and rape attack at Kenya boarding school 'led by suspended pupil'." The Independent. 14 October 2017. Retrieved on 16 October 2017.
- ^ "A former student of Lokichogio Mixed Secondary School kills 6 students and a guard in 3AM attack." KTN News. 14 October 2017. Retrieved on 16 October 2017.
- ^ "Seven killed after militia storms Lokichogio Mixed Secondary School in Turkana County (Photos)". The Standard. 2017-10-14. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
- ^ "Lokichogio Mixed Secondary School has been closed indefinitely following the killing of six." KTN News. Retrieved on 16 October 2017.
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