Particle.news
Download on the App Store

At Least 25 Schoolgirls Abducted in Night Raid on Kebbi State Dormitory in Nigeria

Authorities say the attack fits a yearslong pattern of ransom kidnappings by criminal bands preying on schools in northern Nigeria.

Overview

  • Police in Kebbi State say gunmen stormed the girls’ secondary school in Maga around 4 a.m. on November 17, killing deputy headteacher Hassan Makuku.
  • Security forces have launched a coordinated search with Nigerian Air Force support, combing suspected escape routes and nearby forests.
  • Officials put the number abducted at a minimum of 25 as headcounts continue to be verified, and no group has claimed responsibility.
  • Police describe the assailants as heavily armed bandits who exchanged fire with on‑site guards before scaling the fence and seizing boarders from their dormitories.
  • Authorities report one death and one injury, while a local resident contends two people were killed during the raid.