FIDA Nigeria Decries Persistent Abductions, Demands Comprehensive Strategy to End the Menace

As a nation, education must be guaranteed for every child, delivered in environments that are safe, nurturing, and peaceful, where care and protection are assured so that every child can grow and become their best.

We invest heavily in advocacy promoting education. Yet, when children finally make it into the classroom, what becomes of them?

Time and again, we are confronted with devastating news of attacks on schools and the abduction of students, particularly girls, leaving parents terrified and grieving while school authorities struggle to find effective measures to protect the children entrusted to them.

How many more children must be taken before the government adopts aggressive and proactive measures to end this menace?

The abduction of at least 25 girls in Kebbi State, alongside the cold-blooded killing of a vice principal and a security guard who bravely resisted, strikes at the very core of our humanity. We cannot remain unmoved. This tragedy inflicts a pain that words can scarcely describe.

Communities are deeply scarred, carrying the weight of repeated tragedies. Every new abduction reopens these wounds, leaving families in anguish and entire communities in despair.

A nation that cannot safeguard its children, especially its daughters, within their schools has failed in its most sacred duty.

The government’s foremost responsibility is to protect the lives and property of its citizens, yet the consequences of inaction continue to unfold as communities live in fear with no certainty, no protection, and no hope.

Today it is Kebbi; tomorrow it could be anywhere, closer to any of us. We cannot continue like this. We must rise, united and resolute, demanding immediate action, real accountability, and lasting security in all our communities.

Our children deserve to learn, to dream, and to grow without fear. The time for the government to act is NOW. Let us secure our communities.

FIDA Nigeria strongly condemns these heinous acts and calls on all relevant agencies to move swiftly and decisively to ensure justice and protection for our children. Let us restore safety in our schools and communities.

To the families currently grieving, our hearts are with you.

Act Now. Save Lives.

Signed
Eliana Martins
Country Vice President and National President

Chineze Obianyo
National Publicity Secretary and Editor-in-Chief