Wife of Kebbi Vice Principal killed by Bandits recounts abduction

Amina Hassan, the wife of the murdered vice principal of Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School in Kebbi State, recounted how bandits broke into their home, killed her husband, and kidnapped numerous schoolgirls.

The assault occurred around 3:30 am, when armed individuals wearing army camouflage invaded the area. The Kebbi State Police Command confirmed that at least 25 students were abducted from the school in Maga, Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area. CSP Nafi’u Abubakar Kotarkoshi, the Police Public Relations Officer, stated that the attackers engaged in a gunfight with security personnel before breaching the hostel, resulting in the death of one staff member and injuries to another.

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In an interview with DW, Amina explained that she initially mistook the disturbance outside  for cows entering their farm. After waking her husband, armed men burst through the door. She described the attackers as young men in military-style uniforms who she believed were Fulani based on their accents. The gunmen threatened to kill her husband if he resisted, and he begged to pray before they executed him, which they permitted. After he prayed, they shot him dead.

When she tried to approach his body, they warned her they would kill her as well. She recounted how the men attempted to take her with them, but she refused, stating she would not follow them after they had just killed her husband. The attackers then instructed her children to go inside and lie down. When the bandits finally departed, she attempted to escape with her children but discovered that the area, including the school hostels, was surrounded by armed men.

Security forces have since initiated search-and-rescue operations for the kidnapped schoolgirls.