Tension is rising across Kebbi State after the state governor, Nasir Idris accused military personnel of abandoning their duty post less than an hour before armed men invaded Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, and kidnapped 25 students. The Governor, speaking with newsmen, said troops who were assigned to protect the school allegedly pulled out around 3:00 a.m., only for the attackers to strike at 3:45 a.m. He described the timing as “highly troubling” and suggested that the withdrawal may not have been accidental. Idris said intelligence from the Department…
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