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One of 25 girls abducted from a school in Nigeria has escaped captivity and returned home, official says

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KEBBI, Nigeria (AP) — One of 25 girls abducted from a school in Nigeria has escaped captivity and returned home, official says.

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Breitbart News
Dozens of Schoolgirls Abducted, Principal Killed in Nigeria 'Bandit' Attack (opens Breitbart News)
Published Nov 16, 2025
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A swarm of armed “bandits” descended upon a girls’ boarding school in Nigeria, killed one staff member, and abducted 25 of the students.
CBS News
25 schoolgirls abducted after gunmen attack high school in Nigeria (opens CBS News)
Published Nov 16, 2025
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The attackers, who have not yet claimed responsibility publicly, killed one person and kidnapped more than two dozen students.
Deutsche Welle
Nigeria: Gunmen kidnap 25 students from Kebbi high school – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)
Published Nov 16, 2025
Deutsche Welle's feed description
The school's vice president was shot dead and a security guard was injured. Authorities were combing the surrounding forests and possible escape routes in Kebbi state for the "bandits."
CNN
Gunmen kidnap 25 schoolgirls from Nigerian school, kill vice principal (opens CNN)
Published Nov 16, 2025
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Gunmen attacked a government girls’ boarding school in Nigeria’s Kebbi State early on Monday, killing the vice principal and abducting 25 female students, police said, in the latest mass kidnapping in the country’s northwest.
WTOP Washington DC
One of 25 girls abducted from a school in Nigeria has escaped captivity and returned home, official says (opens WTOP Washington DC)
Published Nov 17, 2025
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KEBBI, Nigeria (AP) — One of 25 girls abducted from a school in Nigeria has escaped captivity and returned home, official says.
KOB 4
One of 25 abducted Nigerian girls escapes captivity (opens KOB 4)
Published Nov 17, 2025
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One of the 25 schoolgirls abducted from a dormitory in northwestern Nigeria’s Kebbi state has escaped and returned home. The school principal reported the information about the girl to The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Los Angeles Times
One of 25 abducted students in Nigeria escapes as the search continues for the missing girls (opens Los Angeles Times)
Published Nov 17, 2025
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The girls were kidnapped before dawn on Monday, when gunmen attacked the dorm at the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Kebbi state's Maga town.
Anchorage Daily News
One of 25 abducted students in Nigeria escapes as the search continues for others (opens Anchorage Daily News)
Published Nov 17, 2025
Anchorage Daily News's feed description
Gunmen attacked the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School before dawn on Monday, taking the girls and killing a staff member.
Al Jazeera
Nigeria intensifies search for 25 abducted schoolgirls (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Nov 17, 2025
Al Jazeera's feed description
More than 11 years ago, Boko Haram fighters abducted 276 girls from their school in the town of Chibok.
West Hawaii Today
25 girls abducted from school in Nigeria (opens West Hawaii Today)
Published Nov 17, 2025
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25 girls abducted from school in Nigeria – Nation and World News | West Hawaii Today
Aleteia
25 School girls and a priest kidnapped in Nigeria, another priest killed (opens Aleteia)
Published Nov 17, 2025
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A vice principal was killed and 25 schoolgirls were kidnapped from their boarding school in northwest Nigeria in the early morning hours of November 17.
New York Post
Schoolgirl abducted from dorm with 24 other students escapes after gunmen attacked Nigerian school (opens New York Post)
Published Nov 17, 2025
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A schoolgirl who was abducted with 24 others from a dormitory in Nigeria has escaped and is safe, the school’s principal said on Tuesday.
Fox News
Armed attackers in Nigeria kidnap 25 girls from boarding school (opens Fox News)
Published Nov 17, 2025
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Gunmen kidnapped 25 schoolgirls from a boarding school in Nigeria's Kebbi State and killed at least one staff member during the early morning raid.

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