"Security forces in northwest Nigeria are intensifying their efforts to find the 25 schoolgirls abducted by gunmen in an early-morning raid on their school this week. Police said men armed with rifles stormed Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Kebbi State's Maga town approximately 4am local time (03:00 GMT) on Monday, arriving on motorcycles in an apparently well-planned attack. list of 3 itemsend of list The attackers exchanged gunfire with police before scaling the perimeter fence and abducting the students."
"On Tuesday, security teams swept nearby forests where gangs often hide, while others were deployed along major roads leading to the school. Kebbi Governor Nasir Idris visited the school on Monday and assured of efforts to rescue the girls, and Lieutenant-General Waidi Shaibu, Nigeria's chief of army staff met with soldiers in the hours after the attack and directed intelligence-driven operations."
Armed men on motorcycles attacked Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, Kebbi State at about 4am, exchanging gunfire with police before scaling the perimeter and abducting 25 students. The school's vice principal was killed during the raid. No group immediately claimed responsibility and the attackers' motivation remained unclear. Security teams swept nearby forests and deployed personnel along major roads while state and military officials visited the scene. The chief of army staff ordered intelligence-driven, day-and-night operations to pursue the abductors. The raid follows a June 2021 mass abduction in Kebbi and contributes to a wider pattern of school kidnappings nationwide.
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