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.