đź”— Share this article Educator Slain and Two Dozen Pupils Seized in Gunbattle at Educational Institution in Nigeria Schools in the northern part of Nigeria have often been targeted for weapon-wielding factions Armed assailants have taken the life of an instructor and abducted at least 25 students in an attack on a female high school in north-western Nigeria, authorities have confirmed. The criminal group stormed the public educational institution for female students in Kebbi State's Maga area at approximately 04:00 local time on the start of the week, authorities reported. The armed individuals "engaged police personnel on duty in a firefight" before breaching the school's outer barrier and seizing the students from their dormitory, an official report indicated. An educational worker was lost their life while safeguarding the students. A second sustained gunshot wounds and is now receiving treatment. Eyewitnesses described a considerable contingent of armed individuals, referred to locally as criminal elements, who arrived firing sporadically to generate terror. Area inhabitants informed journalists that the attackers afterwards forced a number of girls into adjacent wilderness. The authorities announced they had sent "additional police tactical units, together with army members and vigilante groups" to the area. A coordinated search and rescue operation is presently taking place in adjacent wooded areas and believed flight corridors. In recent years, schools in northern Nigeria have increasingly been targeted for armed groups, who frequently execute kidnappings to demand financial compensation or leverage deals with the government. The incident in Kebbi State emphasizes the ongoing security challenge plaguing the region, causing relatives in Maga in a state of fearful exhaustion as they wait and hope for their children's secure homecoming. Protection challenge in northern Nigeria has worsened considerably in the past few months, with schools suffering the most of the violence. Key Points Weapon-carrying assailants raided a female educational institution in the northwestern part of Nigeria An educator lost their life while safeguarding learners No fewer than 25 girl pupils were abducted from their hostel Security forces have launched a rescue operation in surrounding areas School attacks have grown more frequent in the northern part of the country