The police have deployed additional operatives to Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State following the abduction of students from the Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS), Maga, by armed bandits.
The attackers were said to have invaded the school on Sunday night, abducting several students.
According to multiple sources, the assailants also killed the school’s vice principal, Malam Hassan Makuku, before fleeing with the girls.
In a statement issued Monday, the Police Public Relations Officer for Kebbi State, CSP Nafiu Abubakar, confirmed that 25 students were taken by the bandits. He said a combined team of police tactical units, military personnel, and vigilantes had been deployed to the area.
He explained that the security teams were “currently combing the bandits’ routes and the nearby forest, with a view to rescuing the abducted students and possibly arresting the perpetrators.”
The statement read in part, “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 killing of the school’s vice principal during the attack.
“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 stated.
He added that the Commissioner of Police, CP Bello M. Sani, had reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to protecting lives and property.
“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,” he said.
