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24 Kidnapped Schoolgirls Released in Northwest Nigeria: Presidency
24 Kidnapped Schoolgirls Released in Northwest Nigeria: Presidency
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24 Kidnapped Schoolgirls Released in Northwest Nigeria: Presidency 26.11.2025, Sputnik Africa
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24 Kidnapped Schoolgirls Released in Northwest Nigeria: Presidency The gang, armed with "sophisticated weapons," attacked the school in Kebbi State overnight last week, killing an official and wounding a guard, authorities reported. The assailants initially abducted 25 girls, though one managed to escape shortly after. President Bola Tinubu praised security forces but urged them to intensify efforts to rescue remaining captives. The Kebbi incident triggered subsequent copycat abductions, including over 300 children from a Catholic school in Niger state and 38 worshippers seized from a church in the east.
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24 Kidnapped Schoolgirls Released in Northwest Nigeria: Presidency
The gang, armed with "sophisticated weapons," attacked the school in Kebbi State overnight last week, killing an official and wounding a guard, authorities reported.
The assailants initially abducted 25 girls, though one managed to escape shortly after.
President Bola Tinubu praised security forces but urged them to intensify efforts to rescue remaining captives.
The Kebbi incident triggered subsequent copycat abductions, including over 300 children from a Catholic school in Niger state and 38 worshippers seized from a church in the east.
