Kebbi Releases Names Of 24 Abducted Schoolgirls As Massive Rescue Operation Intensifies
Authorities have released the identities of 24 schoolgirls abducted during the attack on Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The abductions occurred on 16 November 2025, sparking a large-scale security operation to rescue the missing students.
The release of the names comes as search teams continue combing forested areas, with one girl escaping during the assault and two others reportedly making their way home afterward.
The identified students are listed below:
Senior Secondary School (SSS) 3A & 3B
- Salima Garba Umar Senchi
- Salima Sani Zirmi
- Amina G. Umar
- Rashida Mohammed Dungu
- Saliha Umar
- Aisha Usman
- Jamila Ilyasu
- Maryam Ilyasu
- Naja-atu Abdullahi
- Zaniab Kolo
SSS 2A
11. Faitma Sani Zimri
12. Hafsat Ibrahim
13. Nana Fiddausi Jibrin
14. Mas’uda Yakubu Tomo
SSS 2B
15. Hauwa’u Saleh
Junior Secondary School (JSS) 3A
16. Surayya Tukur
17. Hafsat Umar Yalmo
18. Mary Usman
19. Amina Ilyasu
20. Ikilima Suleiman
JSS 2
21. Khadija Nazifi
22. Hauwa’u Ilyasu
23. Hauwa’u Lawali
24. Ummulkursim Abdul-Karim
Security officials confirm that specialised police and military units have been deployed around the region, with intensified intelligence gathering and community patrols aimed at tracking the kidnappers.
The attack also claimed the life of the school’s Vice Principal, Hassan Makuku, underscoring the growing danger faced by educational institutions in northern Nigeria, where mass abductions have become disturbingly frequent.
The Federal Government has declared the incident a national emergency, and President Bola Tinubu has ordered all available security and intelligence assets to be mobilized for the recovery of the girls.
