All 24 abducted Nigerian schoolgirls rescued safely in Kebbi state
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All 24 schoolgirls kidnapped by armed attackers from a school in Nigeria’s Kebbi state last week have been rescued, the country’s president announced on Tuesday.
Police said gunmen with “sophisticated weapons” kidnapped the girls at around 4am on November 17, and in a statement on Tuesday, President Bola Tinubu was quoted as saying that all 24 kidnapped students had been rescued.
“I am relieved that all 24 girls have been accounted for,” Tinubu was quoted as saying in the statement. It was stated that he said. “We must now urgently deploy more boats in sensitive areas to prevent further kidnappings.”
No details about the rescue operation or the group that kidnapped the girls were released.
NUN SAID THAT 5 OF THE HUNDREDS OF KIDNAPPED CHILDREN WERE RETURNED.
Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu delivers a national address on the occasion of ‘October 1 Independence Day’ in Abuja, Nigeria, on October 1, 2025. (Presidency of Nigeria / Declaration/Anatolia, via Getty Images)
The attack in Kebbi was one of several recent mass kidnappings in Nigeria.
A woman looks on as she walks past a classroom at Shehu Kangiwa Model Primary School in Argungu, Kebbi State, Northern Nigeria, on April 12, 2025. (Leslie Fauvel/AFP via Getty Images)
Attackers raided a Catholic school in north-central Niger state on Friday and kidnapped more than 300 students and staff.
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School officials said Sunday that 50 students, ages 10 to 18, escaped individually between Friday and Saturday. It was stated that a total of 253 students and 12 teachers were still detained.
This photo published by the Christian Association of Nigeria is from St. Paul after gunmen kidnapped children and staff from the Papiri community in Nigeria on Friday, November 21, 2025. It shows the dormitories of St. Mary’s Catholic Elementary and Secondary School. (Christian Association of Nigeria via AP)
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Nigeria has witnessed a series of attacks on Christians and their institutions, prompting the President to take action. Donald Trump Declaring the West African nation a “country of particular concern.” However, the Nigerian government disputed the US claims.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
