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Security agencies on their trail – Police
From Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin Kebbi
Suspected gunmen believed to be bandits from Zamfara State have stormed the Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS) Maga, located in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area, killed the Vice-Principal and abducted schoolgirls.
It was gathered that the school’s Vice-Principal, Malam Hassan Yakubu Makuku, was killed during the attack at the school.
Sources disclosed that the bandits stormed the school late in the night, operating without resistance and causing widespread panic.
While confirming the incident, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Kebbi State Command, CSP Nafiu Abubakar, said that the Police tactical units were deployed and engaged in a gun duel with the bandits.
According to him: “On the 17th November 2025 at about 0400hrs, information received revealed that a gang of armed bandits with sophisticated weapons, shooting sporadically, stormed the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, Danko district, Danko/Wasagu LGA of Kebbi State.
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“The Police tactical units deployed in the school engaged them into a gun duel. Unfortunately, the suspected bandits had already scaled through the fence of the school and abducted Twenty Five students from their hostel to unknown destination. Similarly, one Hassan Makuku ‘m’ was shot dead while Ali Shehu ‘m’ sustained injury in his right hand.
“Upon receiving the unfortunate incident, a combined team of additional Police tactical units, military personnel and Vigilantes has been deployed in the area and they are currently combing the bandits’ routes and nearby forest, with a view to rescue the abducted students and possibly arrest the perpetrators of the dastardly act.”
Abubakar said that the Commissioner of Police, Kebbi State Command, CP Bello M Sani, had reiterated the Command’s unwavering determination in safeguarding the lives and property of the residents of Kebbi State.
He equally appealed to the members of the public to remain calm, vigilant, and continue supporting Police operations for peace and stability to be maintained.
