The federal government has expressed deep concern over the abduction of female students from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, in the Danko/Wasagu local government area of Kebbi State in the wee hours of Monday, assuring families of the victims that all efforts were being deployed to secure their safe return.

In a statement issued to journalists in Abuja on Monday, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said the government stands in solidarity with the affected families and shares in their pain.

President Bola Tinubu, he noted, has reaffirmed that the protection of every Nigerian—particularly schoolchildren—remains a solemn duty of the State.

The government strongly condemned the attack, which also claimed the lives of school officials carrying out their lawful duties.

Idris disclosed that security and intelligence agencies have been given clear directives to locate and rescue the abducted students and ensure that those responsible were apprehended and brought to justice.

“The Federal Government will not relent until this objective is achieved,” the statement read.

According to the minister, strengthening internal security remains a top priority for the present administration.

As part of this effort, the government was recalibrating the nation’s military, policing, and intelligence architecture to better prevent attacks and respond more swiftly and effectively when threats arise.

He added that Nigeria was also bolstering regional security cooperation through ECOWAS, the African Union, and the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) to secure its borders and disrupt cross-border terrorist and criminal networks.

The Federal Government urged Nigerians to remain calm and confident as security forces were working tirelessly to resolve the situation.