The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has slammed attack on Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, Kebbi State where armed assailants invaded the school premises at dawn, brutally killed the Vice Principal, Hassan Yakubu Makuku, and abducted 25 female students.
NANS said “enough is enough our schools can’t be playgrounds for terrorists.
NANS further stressed that the tragic incident, which happened on November, 17, 2025, a day globally dedicated to celebrating ‘International Students’ Day’, has broken its heart. 
A statement by NANS President, Comrade. Olushola Oladoja lamented that abduction of the young girls has reopened deep wounds in NANS memory.
According to him, abduction of the students collectively underscores urgent need for robust preventive security strategies, rather than the usual reactive measures deployed only after lives have been destroyed and families shattered.
He said: “Our schools must never be playgrounds for terrorists; our daughters must never again be turned into bargaining chips in the hands of criminals.”
NANS appealed to Federal Government, Kebbi State Government, and entire security architecture to deploy every available resource to ensure the immediate rescue of the abducted students.
The student body demanded high end proactive security measures around all schools, especially girls’ boarding institutions.
NANS also called for intelligence-driven operations that dismantle the criminal networks, enabling these mass abductions.
Students, particularly female student must never be targets of terror. We can not continue to allow young girls to be used as negotiation tools in the battle between the state and criminal elements. Enough is enough.
“We extend our deepest condolences to the family of the slain Vice Principal, Mr. Hassan Yakubu Makuku, whose bravery in resisting the attackers, cost him his life. We also pray for the swift recovery of the injured staff member.
“Our hearts go out to the parents and families of the kidnapped students—we stand with you, we are as saddened as you are, and we join our voices in prayer for their safe, secure, and unharmed return.
“As the apex students’ body in Nigeria, we had meticulously designed the 2025 International Students Day Celebration as a moment of honor, hope, and academic excellence—never imagining it would be overshadowed by such darkness.
For this year’s event, NANS planned special national recognitions and awards for excellent student performance, including: 100,000 cash prize award for 10 best students in each faculty of the University of Abuj
“A laptop prize for best performing students in the 2025 WAEC, NECO, and JAMB examinations. A ₦200,000 cash award for the Nigerian student who emerged winner of the TeenEagle International English Language Competition
“Additional excellence recognitions for students who have shown outstanding leadership and innovation among others, but instead of celebration, the Nigerian student community was thrown into yet another panic.
