Breaking: Names of 24 abducted Kebbi Schoolgirls released

By Kazeem Ugbodaga

Authorities and families have been provided with the names of 24 of the schoolgirls abducted from the Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area, Kebbi State, on 16 November 2025.

The listing of the Kebbi schoolgirls comes amid ongoing security operations aimed at securing the safe return of all the girls. One student reportedly escaped during the attack, while reports indicate that two others have since returned home.

The released names of the missing students are as follows:

Senior Secondary School (SSS) 3A & B
1. Salima Garba Umar Senchi
2. Salima Sani Zirmi
3. Amina G. Umar
4. Rashida Mohammed Dungu
5. Saliha Umar
6. Aisha Usman
7. Jamila Ilyasu
8. Maryam Ilyasu
9. Naja-atu Abdullahi
10. Zaniab Kolo

SSS 2A
11. Faitma Sani Zimri
12. Hafsat Ibrahim
13. Nana Fiddausi Jibrin
14. Mas’uda Yakubu Tomo

SSS 2B
15. Hauwa’u Saleh

Junior Secondary School (JSS) 3A
16. Surayya Tukur
17. Hafsat Umar Yalmo
18. Mary Usman
19. Amina Ilyasu
20. Ikilima Suleiman

JSS 2
21. Khadija Nazifi
22. Hauwa’u Ilyasu
23. Hauwa’u Lawali
24. Ummulkursim Abdul-Karim

Security sources confirm that tactical units from the Nigeria Police and the military have been deployed to forested areas around the school in an ongoing search operation.

Authorities have intensified intelligence gathering and community patrols to locate the abductors and ensure the safe return of the students.

Tragically, the Vice Principal of the school, Hassan Makuku, was killed during the raid, highlighting the extreme risk faced by students and staff in parts of northern Nigeria where school kidnappings have become increasingly frequent.

The Federal Government has declared the abduction a national emergency, with President Bola Tinubu directing that all security and intelligence resources be mobilized to recover the girls.