Bandits struck again in Kebbi State on Monday, killing the Vice-Principal of Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS), Maga, and abducting an unspecified number of students in a dawn raid.
The attack, which occurred around 5 a.m. in Maga, a community in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area, is the latest in a series of violent incursions that residents say have become alarmingly frequent.
A resident, Aliyu Yakubu, told newsmen that the armed men stormed the school without encountering any resistance.
“The attack has created panic among residents of Maga. We are now in fear and mourning,” he said.
Yakubu explained that the slain vice-principal, Hassan Yakubu Makuku, was shot while trying to shield the students from the attackers.
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“He was shot as he tried to protect his students from being taken by the bandits. It’s a great loss for the community and the school,” he said.
The number of abducted students remains unclear as authorities have yet to provide official details.
