The Vice President of Nigeria, Senator Kashim Shettima, arrived in Kebbi State on Wednesday, 19 November, 2025, to sympathize with the people following the recent abduction of 25 schoolgirls and the killing of the vice principal at the affected school.
Shettima was received by Governor Nasir Idris, who had returned to the state capital after spending a day and a half in Maga, the town where the abduction occurred. Details of the Vice President’s discussions with the Governor are expected to be released shortly.
He was accompanied by the Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Zubaida Umar, and other government officials.
The VP had departed Abuja for Kebbi on the directive of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
He is expected to convey Tinubu’s message to the people of the state, as well as receive a briefing on the situation for onward communication to the President.
The attack on the Kebbi school claimed the life of the school’s Vice Principal, Malam Hassan Makuku who was reportedly killed while trying to prevent the bandits from taking the girls away.
The police said on Monday that a combined tactical team were deployed to comb the forest in a bid to rescue the girls.
