BREAKING NEWS: Bandits Attack Kebbi School, Kill Principal, Injure VP, Abduct Students

By Umar Babangida

Armed bandits have launched a deadly attack on Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS), Maga, in the Danko-Wasagu area of Kebbi State, killing the principal, Hassan Yakubu, injuring the vice-principal, and abducting an unspecified number of students.

The Maga community has suffered repeated bandit incursions in recent times.

A resident, Aliyu Yakubu, told our correspondent that the attackers stormed the school around 5:00 a.m. on Monday and fled without resistance.

“The attack has created panic among residents of Maga. We are now in fear and mourning,” he said.

He added that the school principal, Makuku, was shot while attempting to shield students during the raid.

“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.

As of the time of filing this report, the police had yet to comment, as calls made to the mobile line of the command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Nafiu Abubakar, went unanswered, according to Daily Trust.

Details later…