Gunmen abduct 25 schoolgirls in northwestern Nigeria

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Gunmen abduct 25 schoolgirls in northwestern Nigeria  The attack took place before dawn on Monday. Gunmen also killed the school's vice principal.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/11/17/gunmen-abduct-25-schoolgirls-in-northwestern-nigeria  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:01Gunmen have abducted 25 schoolgirls in a new attack on a high school in northwestern Nigeria.

00:06The assault took place at a boarding school in the Danko-Wazagu area of Kebi State.

00:11Police said the schoolgirls were taken from their dorms at around 4 a.m. local time on Monday.

00:16The assailants were armed with sophisticated weapons and exchanged fire with guards before abducting the girls.

00:22They also killed the school's vice principal, who was reportedly trying to protect the students.

00:26Another staff member sustained gunshot wounds.

00:29No armed group immediately claimed responsibility for the kidnapping and their motivation wasn't clear.

00:35Authorities said a search and rescue operation is ongoing to recover the abducted students and arrest the perpetrators.

00:41Schools in northern Nigeria have become frequent targets of armed groups in the past decade.

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