Gov Idris Questions Sudden Military Withdrawal Before Kebbi School Kidnapping

Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, has raised serious concerns over the sudden withdrawal of military personnel from Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga—just moments before armed bandits stormed the school and abducted students. Speaking on Friday in Birnin Kebbi during a sympathy visit from the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President, Joe Ajaero, the governor said […]

Tinubu Orders Defence Minister Matawalle to Relocate to Kebbi After Schoolgirls’ Abduction

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, to immediately relocate to Kebbi State as security agencies intensify efforts to rescue the schoolgirls abducted earlier in the week. The directive was disclosed in a statement issued by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. According to the statement, […]

Kebbi Official: All Abducted Maga Girls Are Muslim, Not Christian

The Chairman of Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area in Kebbi State, Hussaini Aliyu, has dismissed assertions made by U.S. lawmaker Riley Moore regarding the recent abduction of students from Government Girls Secondary School in Maga. Moore had suggested that the kidnapped girls were taken from a Christian community—a claim Aliyu strongly rejected. Aliyu described the allegation […]