🔗 Share this article Educator Slain and 25 Girls Abducted in Armed Clash at School in Nigeria Educational institutions in northern Nigeria have repeatedly come under attack for militant organizations Weapon-carrying attackers have fatally shot an educator and abducted at least 25 students in an attack on a educational institution for young women in Nigeria's northwestern region, authorities have confirmed. The gang of attackers invaded the comprehensive secondary school for girls in Kebbi State's Maga area at roughly 4 in the morning local time on the beginning of the work week, police confirmed. The assailants "exchanged fire with security forces on duty in a firefight" before scaling the perimeter fence and abducting the learners from their living quarters, authorities disclosed. An educational worker was killed while trying to protect the students. Another staff member suffered bullet injuries and is now undergoing medical care. Witnesses reported a large group of attackers, known locally as bandits, who arrived firing sporadically to create fear. Local residents informed journalists that the attackers afterwards forced a group of female students into surrounding rural areas. The authorities announced they had sent "extra specialized police forces, in coordination with armed forces and community security teams" to the area. A organized locating and saving mission is currently ongoing in nearby woodlands and potential getaway paths. In the last several years, educational institutions in Nigeria's north have increasingly been targeted for armed groups, who routinely perform seizures to seek ransom payments or gain negotiating power with authorities. The attack in Kebbi State highlights the persistent security crisis plaguing the region, leaving families in Maga in a situation of anxious fatigue as they anticipate and pray for their daughters' safe return. Safety emergency in northern Nigeria has intensified significantly in the last several months, with educational institutions suffering the most of the conflict. Important Details Armed attackers raided a female educational institution in the northwestern part of Nigeria An instructor was fatally shot while protecting students No fewer than 25 girl pupils were abducted from their hostel Law enforcement have launched a rescue operation in adjacent locations School attacks have escalated in regularity in Nigeria's northern regions