All soldiers posted to the Government Girls’ Comprehensive Senior Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State (where 26 students were recently abducted) have been summoned to Abuja for questioning, according to PUNCH.
According to a senior government official, the Defence Headquarters opened an investigation after it emerged that the military personnel guarding the school withdrew shortly before terrorists stormed the premises on November 17. The attackers killed the school’s Vice Principal, Malam Hassan Makuku, and took away 26 girls. Two later escaped, leaving 24 in captivity until their release earlier this week.
The development sparked nationwide outrage. Kebbi State Governor Nasir Idris, after a closed-door meeting with the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, demanded answers on why security personnel abandoned their posts despite earlier intelligence warning of an impending attack.
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The District Head of Maga, Muhammad Dantani, said the soldiers left around 1am; barely moments before the bandits arrived. With the army absent, the police on duty reportedly avoided confrontation, describing the gunmen as overwhelmingly armed.
Sources confirmed that the summoned troops, believed to be from the Zuru barracks, reported to the Defence Headquarters on Monday. Military officials say the probe is ongoing and anyone found culpable will be sanctioned.
Meanwhile, reliable security insiders revealed that although the military attempted a rescue, negotiations eventually secured the girls’ release near the Zamfara–Kebbi border. A viral video also showed a bandit leader confirming that the freedom of the girls followed negotiation, not force.
Despite the trauma, parents of the rescued students say they are determined to send their children back to school, insisting that education remains their strongest weapon against the insecurity threatening their communities.
