UNICEF has strongly condemned the violent attack on a Government Girls School in the Maga community of Kebbi State, Northwest Nigeria — an assault that resulted in the killing of the school’s Vice-Principal and the reported abduction of 25 students. The attack has sent shockwaves across the nation, drawing renewed attention to the escalating threats faced by children, educators and learning institutions in conflict-affected regions.

The tragedy is the latest in a distressing series of school-targeted attacks in northern Nigeria, where armed groups continue to undermine the right to education by terrorizing students, families and teachers. UNICEF emphasized that this incident underscores the urgent need to strengthen protections for all children and the essential personnel who support thei

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