GGCSS Maga: Two schoolgirls escape Nigeria kidnap ordeal, official says

A teacher and a security guard die in the raid on a school in which 25 children and a teacher are abducted.

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The pair ran away as their armed captors were leading them into the bushes and got away across farmland, Hussaini Aliyu of Danko Wasagu council said.

He added that the girls were "back and are safe", but one of them needed medical treatment as she had hurt her leg while fleeing.

The assault left two members of staff dead - a teacher was killed while trying to protect girls and a security guard later died in hospital from gunshot wounds.