United States lawmaker, Riley M. Moore has reacted to the abduction of students in the Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS) Maga in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State.
Plateau News reports that bandits had stormed the school in early hours of Monday morning, killing the Vice Principal and abducting about 25 schoolgirls.
A resident, Malama Murjanatu Hassan Gishiri told newsmen that the attackers stormed the school at night and operated freely, throwing the community into panic.
She described the invasion as “a heartbreaking tragedy that has thrown the entire region into deep fear and mourning”, adding that the bandits moved in large numbers and overpowered the area without resistance.
Reacting to the development in a post on his X account, Moore claimed that the incident happened in a Christian enclave in the Northern part of the country.
He called on the Nigerian government to address the “rampant violence”
He wrote, “Please join me in praying for the 25 girls who have been kidnapped and for the repose of the soul of their vice principal who was killed.
“While we don’t have all the details on this horrific attack, we know that the attack occurred in a Christian enclave in Northern Nigeria.
“The Nigerian government must do more to end the rampant violence.”
Plateau News