🔗 Share this article Instructor Fatally Shot and Two Dozen Pupils Seized in Armed Clash at Nigerian School Learning centers in northern Nigeria have repeatedly come under attack for weapon-wielding factions Gun-wielding individuals have taken the life of an instructor and kidnapped no fewer than 25 pupils in an raid targeting a educational institution for young women in north-western Nigeria, authorities have confirmed. The gang of attackers stormed the comprehensive secondary school for girls in Kebbi State's Maga area at roughly 4 in the morning local time on the beginning of the work week, police confirmed. The armed individuals "exchanged fire with security forces on duty in a shootout" before scaling the perimeter fence and taking the pupils captive from their hostel, according to a statement. A school employee was fatally shot while defending the students. An additional employee received firearm injuries and is now undergoing medical care. Observers recounted a large group of attackers, identified in the area as outlaw groups, who came shooting randomly to create fear. Area inhabitants told reporters that the attackers afterwards forced a number of girls into adjacent wilderness. The authorities announced they had sent "extra specialized police forces, in coordination with armed forces and community security teams" to the area. A systematic finding and recovery effort is currently ongoing in nearby woodlands and potential getaway paths. In the past few years, learning centers in northern Nigerian regions have increasingly been targeted for weapon-carrying factions, who frequently execute kidnappings to demand financial compensation or leverage deals with the government. The assault in Kebbi State highlights the persistent security crisis troubling the locality, leaving families in Maga in a state of fearful exhaustion as they expect and desire their children's secure homecoming. Security crisis in Nigeria's northern territories has escalated dramatically in the past few months, with schools suffering the most of the violence. Key Points Gun-wielding individuals raided a female educational institution in the northwestern part of Nigeria One teacher was killed while safeguarding learners No fewer than 25 girl pupils were kidnapped from their dormitory Security forces have initiated a recovery mission in nearby regions Educational institution assaults have escalated in regularity in northern Nigeria