The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that it is doing everything possible to secure the release of female students abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State.
Naijaonpoint had earlier reported that gunmen had attacked the school in the early hours of Monday, killing a staff member and kidnapping several students.
In a statement posted on his verified 𝕏 handle on Monday, Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said the administration shares in the pain of families affected by the attack.
The statement reads, “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has reiterated that protecting every Nigerian, especially schoolchildren, remains a solemn responsibility of the State.”
Condemning the attack as “reprehensible,” Idris said security and intelligence agencies have been given clear directives to locate the abducted girls and bring them home safely.
“We will not relent until these students are safely returned and the perpetrators face justice,” he stated.
He added that the government remains fully engaged with security formations involved in the rescue mission.
The minister emphasised that preventing further attacks is a key priority for the government’s current reforms.
“We assure Nigerians that strengthening internal security remains a top priority. The Federal Government is recalibrating the nation’s military, policing, and intelligence capabilities to more effectively prevent these attacks and respond with greater speed and precision whenever threats arise,” he said.
Idris also pointed to ongoing regional collaboration through ECOWAS, the African Union, and the Multinational Joint Task Force.
“We are working to secure our borders and dismantle terrorist and criminal networks,” he said.
Earlier, the Nigeria Police Force confirmed the attack on its WhatsApp channel, noting that officers had engaged the assailants in a shootout before the gunmen escaped with the students.
According to the police, tactical units, the military, and other security agencies have been deployed to comb suspected bandit routes and surrounding forests.
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