Nigerian authorities have freed two dozen female students seized from a boarding school in Kebbi State after a deadly raid that left the institution's vice principal dead. Defence Minister Bello Matawalle disclosed that tactical units successfully recovered the kidnapped teenagers from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga following orders from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Armed militants had stormed the facility at dawn, killing an administrator and initially seizing 25 pupils before one managed to escape ahead of the military intervention. Matawalle praised intelligence operatives for their rapid mobilization and professional execution of the rescue mission.
The president welcomed the freed captives and commended security forces for dismantling the terrorist operation that had threatened the young women's safety.
Armed militants had stormed the facility at dawn, killing an administrator and initially seizing 25 pupils before one managed to escape ahead of the military intervention. Matawalle praised intelligence operatives for their rapid mobilization and professional execution of the rescue mission.
The president welcomed the freed captives and commended security forces for dismantling the terrorist operation that had threatened the young women's safety.
