Nigeria steps up search for 25 schoolgirls abducted in northwestern

An exterior view of the government girls’ boarding school after gunmen attacked the 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