Nigeria steps up search for 25 schoolgirls abducted in northwestern

A view of abandoned school bus, after gunmen attacked a government girls’ boarding school in Nigeria’s Kebbi State on November 17, killing the vice principal and abducting 25 female students, according to police, Kebbi, Nigeria, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on November 18, 2025. Africa Independent Television/Handout via REUTERS