🔗 Share this article Educator Slain and 25 Girls Abducted in Firefight at Educational Institution in Nigeria Schools in Nigeria's northern region have often been targeted for armed groups Weapon-carrying attackers have taken the life of an instructor and abducted at least 25 students in an attack on a girls' secondary school in the northwestern part of Nigeria, according to police. The criminal group invaded the comprehensive secondary school for girls in the Maga locality within Kebbi State at around 4 AM local time on the beginning of the work week, authorities reported. The assailants "confronted officers on duty in a firefight" before scaling the perimeter fence and seizing the students from their dormitory, authorities disclosed. A school employee was killed while trying to protect the students. Another staff member suffered bullet injuries and is now receiving treatment. Eyewitnesses described a sizeable number of assailants, identified in the area as outlaw groups, who came shooting randomly to create fear. Area inhabitants disclosed to media that the attackers afterwards forced a contingent of young women into nearby bushland. The authorities announced they had sent "extra specialized police forces, in coordination with armed forces and vigilante groups" to the area. A systematic finding and recovery effort is presently taking place in adjacent wooded areas and suspected escape routes. In the past few years, educational institutions in Nigeria's north have become frequent targets for weapon-carrying factions, who frequently execute kidnappings to request monetary settlements or secure advantages in discussions with officials. The attack in Kebbi State underscores the continuing safety emergency plaguing the region, causing relatives in Maga in a condition of terrified weariness as they wait and hope for their young ones' unharmed reappearance. Safety emergency in northern Nigeria has worsened considerably in the last several months, with schools bearing the brunt of the violence. Important Details Weapon-carrying assailants raided a female educational institution in the northwestern part of Nigeria An instructor was fatally shot while protecting students A minimum of 25 young women were abducted from their hostel Security forces have begun a saving effort in nearby regions Learning center raids have grown more frequent in northern Nigeria