ONE ABDUCTED KEBBI SCHOOLGIRL ESCAPES AS MILITARY INTENSIFIES SEARCH FOR REMAINING STUDENTS
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One of the 25 schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga town, Kebbi State, has escaped and is safe, authorities confirmed on Tuesday, according to AP News.
The girls were kidnapped in the early hours of Monday after gunmen stormed the school. Another student reportedly fled during the attack and was not taken.
“They are safe and sound,” the school principal, Musa Rabi Magaji, said, confirming that the first escapee returned home late Monday. A video verified by AP shows both girls, believed to be in their early teens, surrounded by family members in their village.
Following the attack, security forces launched an immediate search-and-rescue operation.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Waidi Shaibu, ordered troops under Operation FANSAN YANMA to intensify intelligence-led efforts, stressing the urgency of the mission.
“We must find these children. Act decisively and professionally on all intelligence. Success is not optional,” he directed.
Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, visited the school on Monday, vowing quick action to secure the remaining abducted students.
Residents of Maga described the predawn raid with shock. One local, Abdulkarim Abdullahi, said, “I suddenly heard gunshots from the school. We were told the attackers came with many motorcycles.”
The wife of the school’s vice principal, Hassan Yakubu Makuku who was killed during the attack recounted the gunmen’s actions. “Three of them entered and asked my husband, ‘Are you Malam Hassan?’ He responded, ‘Yes, I am.’ They told him they were there to kill him,” Amina Hassan said.
On Tuesday evening, President Bola Tinubu dispatched Vice President Kashim Shettima to Kebbi State to meet with the grieving families. He assured them that efforts are ongoing to ensure the safe return of the missing girls.
As of press time, further details from the state police command were still being awaited.
The attack is part of a wider pattern of insecurity in northern Nigeria, where bandits routinely target schools, travelers, and farming communities. The remaining abducted students are still unaccounted for, as search operations continue.
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