Kebbi school attack: NANS demands immediate rescue of kidnapped girls

The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has condemned the dawn attack on Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State, where gunmen killed the Vice Principal, Hassan Yakubu Makuku, and abducted 25 female students.

In a statement on Tuesday, NANS President Olushola Oladoja described the incident, which occurred on International Students’ Day, as a devastating blow to the student community.

“The National Association of Nigerian Students is deeply shattered by the news of the attack, where armed assailants invaded the school premises at dawn, brutally killed the Vice Principal, and abducted 25 innocent female students,” the association said.

NANS noted that the attack ruined the day set aside to celebrate students’ resilience and warned that the growing trend of school abductions across northern Nigeria requires urgent attention.

The association called on the federal and Kebbi State governments, as well as security agencies, to deploy all available resources to ensure the immediate rescue of the abducted students. It also urged authorities to strengthen protection around schools, particularly girls’ boarding institutions, and to dismantle criminal networks responsible for such attacks.

NANS extended condolences to the family of the slain Vice Principal and expressed solidarity with the parents of the abducted students. “Our hearts go out to the parents and families of the kidnapped students, we stand with you,” the statement added.