All 24 schoolgirls who were taken by armed attackers from a school in Kebbi, northwestern Nigeria last week have been rescued, as announced by the Nigerian president on Tuesday. The abduction occurred on November 17, with initial reports indicating 25 students were abducted. However, President Bola Tinubu confirmed that all 24 students have been safely rescued without providing specific details about the operation.
President Tinubu emphasized the importance of deploying more security personnel in vulnerable areas to prevent future kidnapping incidents. The Kebbi attack is part of a series of recent mass abductions in Nigeria, including the abduction of over 300 students and staff from a Catholic school in north-central Niger state. Fortunately, fifty students managed to escape over the weekend.
The rise in attacks targeting schoolgirls in Nigeria has raised concerns and led to school closures amid allegations of government corruption.