Government could not rescue schoolgirls, they negotiated with us – Bandits boast following release of abducted Kebbi schoolgirls Recall that some kidnapped students of Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, Kebbi State, were released on Tuesday, Nov. 25, with the government claiming that no ransom was paid before their release. However, in a new video that surfaced online, bandits are seen claiming that the government had negotiated with them before the girls were freed. In the video shared on