Former Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi, has condemned what he described as the collapse of school safety in Nigeria, saying that a nation that cannot protect its children from criminals has little but shame to present to the global community.
Obi while congratulating Nigerian children as they mark this year’s Children’s Day, said his heart remained heavy and troubled by the reality that some abducted Nigerian Children have spent years in captivity, their images continue to circulate on social media without resolution.
“No parent can bear the shame of being unable to protect his or her children, yet here we are as a nation, moving on while our children continue to suffer in forests and captivity for years,” he said.
The former governor’s remarks posted on his X handle, reflect deepening frustration over Nigeria’s persistent school kidnapping crisis, in which armed groups have repeatedly targeted schoolchildren across different parts of the country.
Several mass abductions in recent years have ended with prolonged captivity, negotiations, and in some cases, children who have never returned home.
Obi lamented that days, weeks, months and years have passed without adequate government action on the matter, describing the continued circulation of distressed children’s images on social media as a mark of national failure and collective disgrace.
His statement comes amid renewed calls from civil society groups, parents, and opposition figures for the Federal Government to treat the abduction of schoolchildren as a national emergency and take decisive action to secure the release of those still in captivity.
