Bandits attacked a school in Maga community, Danko/Wasagu LGA, Kebbi State, abducting 25 schoolgirls and killing the vice principal
17 Nov 2025 · Maga, Danko/Wasagu, Kebbi
Deaths
1
Injured
0
Kidnapped
25
Total casualties
1
Perpetrators
Bandits
Response
Security agencies reportedly mobilized; incident sparked outrage as schools remain vulnerable targets in North West Nigeria
Displacement
0
Socioeconomic drivers
Banditry, ransom economy, weak school security, rural insecurity
Trajectory
Incident reflects continuation of school-targeted abductions in the North West, echoing Kuriga 2024 and earlier insurgency-era abductions (Chibok 2014, Dapchi 2018, Jangebe 2021)
Cycle notes
School kidnappings across Nigeria show how schools remain persistent, symbolic targets of cyclical violence.
Pattern
School kidnappings in North West Nigeria
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