We Have Idea About Kebbi Schoolgirls’ Abduction; They Will Return In One Or Two Days, Says Nigerian Senator.
Senator Garba Maidoki, The lawmaker representing Kebbi South in the Nigerian Senate, has expressed strong optimism that the schoolgirls abducted in the state earlier this week may return home soon, possibly within the next one or two days.
Speaking on a current affairs programme, Maidoki said security agencies had a clear sense of the kidnappers’ location and remained confident of swift progress.
“We have a fair idea where the girls are, and we are sure they have not moved outside the Kebbi South Senatorial District,” he stated.
“There is high hope that the girls will return home in one or two days.”
His comments come amid heightened public anxiety following Monday’s abduction of no fewer than 25 students from the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area.
According to the Kebbi State Police Command, heavily armed bandits stormed the school around 4am, engaging officers on duty in a fierce gun battle before scaling the perimeter fence and whisking away the students from their hostel.
One staff member, Hassan Makuku, was killed, while another, Ali Shehu, sustained gunshot injuries.
The police spokesperson, CSP Nafi’u Abubakar Kotarkoshi confirmed the attack in a statement, noting that additional tactical units, alongside military personnel and vigilante groups, had been deployed to track the assailants.
The incident has triggered widespread outrage nationwide, with citizens demanding decisive action to end persistent banditry in the North-West.
On Wednesday, President Tinubu reinforced his directive to security agencies to ensure the safe rescue of the students.
“President Tinubu reiterates his directive to the security agencies to do everything possible to rescue the 24 schoolgirls, abducted by the bandits and bring the girls back home, safe.”
With authorities intensifying search operations and Senator Maidoki expressing confidence in the progress made so far, hope is rising that the abducted girls could return within the next one or two days.
