Police authorities say they have deployed security operatives to the Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State after bandits abducted students from the Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS) in Maga. The armed group reportedly invaded the school on Sunday night, taking several girls captive.
Sources said the attackers killed the school’s Vice Principal, Malam Hassan Makuku, before escaping with multiple students.
In a statement released on Monday, Kebbi State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Nafiu Abubakar, confirmed that 25 students were taken. He explained that additional police tactical teams, alongside military personnel and vigilantes, had been mobilized to the affected area.
According to Abubakar, those deployed are actively searching the bandits’ escape routes and nearby forest in an effort to rescue the students and apprehend the attackers.
Part of the police statement read, “On November 17, 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.
“The police tactical units deployed in the school engaged them in a gun duel.
“Unfortunately, the suspected bandits had already scaled through the fence of the school and abducted 25 students from their hostel to unknown destination.”
The police further confirmed the death of the school’s vice principal during the incident, stating, “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 rescuing the abducted students and possibly arresting the perpetrators of the dastardly act,” Abubakar said.
He added that the Commissioner of Police, CP Bello M Sani, remained committed to protecting residents, noting, “In the light of the above regrettable incident, 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.”
