Amnesty International has berated the Nigerian government for failing to protect children amid a surge of violent attacks and abductions targeting schools in northern Nigeria.
On November 17, gunmen scaled the perimeter fence of Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga town, in Danko/Wasagu LGA of Kebbi, and seized 25 girls, some as young as 13.
Days later, some gunmen abducted over 300 pupils from St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary School in Niger state.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the global human rights organisation said the recent kidnapping of 315 students and staff is part of a disturbing pattern of insecurity in the region.
Isa Sanusi, director of Amnesty International Nigeria, said the government’s response has been inadequate, adding that over 230 children remain in captivity following mass abductions in Katsina, Plateau, and other northern states this week alone.
“The latest attacks in Kebbi and Niger states show the authorities have failed to learn from past incidents where children were killed or abducted,” Sanusi said.
𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗔𝗽𝗽 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗧𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗔𝘀 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽!
