All 24 schoolgirls who were taken by armed attackers from a school in Kebbi, northwestern Nigeria, have been successfully rescued, as announced by the President of Nigeria on Tuesday. The abduction took place on November 17, with initial reports indicating 25 students were abducted. However, President Bola Tinubu confirmed that all 24 students have been rescued. Specifics regarding the rescue operation were not disclosed.
President Tinubu emphasized the need to enhance security measures in vulnerable areas to prevent future kidnapping incidents following the safe recovery of all the abducted girls. This incident in Kebbi adds to a series of mass abductions that have recently occurred in Nigeria.
In a separate incident, over 300 students and staff were kidnapped from a Catholic school in north-central Niger state, with fifty students managing to escape during the weekend. The surge in attacks targeting schoolchildren in Nigeria has raised concerns and demands for increased security measures and government accountability.
