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Human Rights Watch Warns Tinubu: “Prioritise Security As Nigerian Children Should Go To School”
According to HRW, the latest incidents underscore a worsening security environment in Nigeria’s northwest and central regions.....TAP TO CONTINUE READING
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has condemned the renewed wave of mass kidnappings of schoolchildren in Nigeria, demanding that the Bola Tinubu-led government act swiftly to secure the safe release of hundreds of abducted students and teachers across the country.
The organisation also called for urgent, concrete steps to protect schools and communities across the country from further attacks.
According to HRW, the latest incidents underscore a worsening security environment in Nigeria’s northwest and central regions.
On November 18, unidentified armed men kidnapped 25 schoolgirls from the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, Kebbi State.
Three days later, on November 21, gunmen abducted 303 students and 12 teachers at St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary School in Papiri, Niger State.
“These mass school kidnappings once again lay bare the deliberate targeting of students, teachers, and schools in Nigeria’s deteriorating security environment,” said Anietie Ewang, Nigeria researcher at Human Rights Watch.
“The deepening crisis underscores the government’s failure to protect vulnerable communities.”
No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, but Nigeria has been plagued for years by violent assaults and mass abductions carried out by criminal gangs widely referred to as bandits.
These groups have repeatedly kidnapped schoolchildren for ransom across the northwest and central regions.
HRW also noted that on November 18, the Al-Qaeda-aligned Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) claimed responsibility for an October 29 attack on a military patrol in Kwara State, apparently its first known operation inside Nigeria.
Human Rights Watch said it interviewed families whose children were among those kidnapped in Kebbi State.
“I immediately took a motorbike and rushed to the school, where I found my second daughter, also a student at the school,” Isa Nazifi, whose 13-year-old daughter Khadija was abducted, was quoted as saying.
“She told me Khadija had been taken. We are extremely worried. My wife is in tears. I will stay here at the school until my daughter returns. If I go home without her, what will I tell my family?”
Another parent, Malam Sani Zimri, whose daughter Salima was also abducted, said parents had heard of a possible attack days earlier but were reassured by the presence of security operatives in the area. However, during the attack, he said, no operatives were present on school grounds, according to HRW.
“We developed confidence after seeing military operatives surveilling the area, only to realise that there were no security operatives on the premises for the entire three hours that the incident occurred,” he said.
The latest kidnappings follow a grim pattern that began with the 2014 abduction of the Chibok schoolgirls in Borno State by Boko Haram, an incident that sparked global outrage.
Since then, kidnappings targeting schools have repeatedly shattered communities across northern Nigeria.
Among the major incidents are the Boko Haram abduction of more than 300 children from Zanna Mobarti Primary School in Damasak, Borno State, in 2015.
Abduction of over 300 from a boarding school in Kankara, Katsina State, in December 2020. Mass abductions that occurred in Kagara, Niger State, Jangebe, Zamfara State, and at Bethel Baptist High School, Kaduna State, where more than 100 students were taken.
“The spate of kidnappings continued in 2024 with students taken from schools in Kuriga, Kaduna state, and Gidan Bakuso, Sokoto state,” HRW stated.
Despite repeated crises, HRW said Nigerian authorities have not implemented effective early warning systems or preventive measures to mitigate attacks.
President Bola Tinubu had ordered security agencies to act decisively to rescue the abducted students and bring the perpetrators to justice.
He also urged communities to provide intelligence that could aid recovery efforts.
Authorities have reacted by closing 47 Federal Unity Colleges nationwide. Several states, including Katsina, Taraba, and Niger, have shut down or restricted activities in many schools, particularly boarding institutions.
While these measures aim to protect students, HRW warned they disproportionately disrupt learning, leaving thousands of children without access to education or vital psychosocial support.
Without alternative learning arrangements, the organisation said, children risk long-term academic and developmental setbacks.
“Nigerian authorities have failed to apply lessons from previous attacks to create early warning systems and other measures that could prevent these atrocities,” HRW said.
“Nigeria is a signatory to the Safe Schools Declaration, committing the government to take concrete steps to protect education during conflict and insecurity. Yet kidnappings have continued at a relentless pace and scale.”
On November 19, the Nigerian Senate ordered a full investigation into the implementation of the Safe School Fund, questioning why funds meant to secure schools have not stopped recurring attacks.
HRW urged the government to expedite plans to introduce legislation that will implement the Safe Schools Declaration nationwide.
“Children in Nigeria have the right to go to school without fearing for their lives,” Ewang said.
“Nigerian authorities should prioritise the safe release of the kidnapped children and their teachers and bring those responsible for their abduction to justice.”
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The Oyo State Police Command has announced an operational success recorded following an intelligence-led operation.....TAP TO CONTINUE READING
Acting on credible intelligence, operatives of the Command intercepted a truck conveying materials suspected to be explosive devices during a stop-and-search operation in Saki, Oyo State. The truck and the suspected materials were promptly secured and are currently in police custody.
Upon receiving a briefing on the development, the Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command, CP Femi Haruna, immediately ordered a comprehensive investigation into the matter.
Consequently, specialised personnel of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Unit and the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Unit were deployed to safely secure the items for safekeeping and forensic examination. Detailed forensic analysis has since commenced, alongside a thorough and robust investigation to determine the exact nature of the items and their intended use.
The truck driver has been taken into custody and is cooperating fully with investigators as efforts continue to unravel all the circumstances surrounding the incident.
The Commissioner of Police commended the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, for his unwavering support, strategic leadership, and continued provision of operational guidance that enhance proactive, intelligence-driven policing across the country.
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One person has died and another sustained injuries following an assault by suspected armed bandits in Apa Local Government Area of Benue State.....TAP TO CONTINUE READING
According to sources, the attack took place on January 24 around 4:00 p.m. along the Amoke–Odugbo road in Ukpogo Village, Edikwu Ward.
The victims, identified as Mr Joseph Okoh and Miss Aneh Sunday, both from Ogodumo, Adoka in Otukpo LGA, were reportedly riding a motorcycle when the assailants struck.
“They were rushed to the Comprehensive Health Centre, Ugbokpo, where Mr Okoh was confirmed dead while receiving treatment. Miss Sunday is currently admitted and responding to treatment,” the source stated.
Nigerian troops were quickly deployed to the area, and a search operation in the surrounding bushes is ongoing to apprehend the attackers.
“The Criminal Investigation Department has commenced an investigation into the incident,” the source added.
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has scrapped special concessions and registration procedures previously granted to candidates with albinism for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, citing abuse of the privilege to perpetrate examination malpractice.....TAP TO CONTINUE READING
The Board also warned faith-based tertiary institutions to clearly declare their religious status at the point of admission, saying it is deceptive to present as secular and later impose religious rules on students.
As reported by Vanguard, these decisions were taken on Saturday at a meeting between JAMB management, led by its Registrar, Prof. Isaq Oloyede, and Commissioners for Education from the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, held in Ikeja, Lagos.
Oloyede said the meeting was convened to review and assess previous admission exercises.
He noted that despite safeguards introduced by the Board, some individuals remained determined to circumvent the system.
“We have stopped some concessions we gave albino candidates. This is because some are using artificial intelligence to manipulate the registration process to look like they are albinos because of the consideration we gave them.
“Last year alone, over 7,000 claimed to be albinos. We have stopped special registration procedures for albinos,” he said.
Addressing complaints from candidates admitted into some private institutions over compulsory religious instruction, Oloyede urged faith-based schools to be transparent.
“Faith-based institutions should declare from the onset what they are, so that whoever applies there will know what he is going to meet there. But some don’t do that. They will pretend to be secular, but once students are admitted, trouble will begin over religious instruction and injunctions.
“If you are a faith-based institution, say so. The law allows you to set up faith-based schools,” he said.
On last year’s UTME, where the highest-scoring candidate was later found to be a 300-level university student, the JAMB registrar said investigations showed that some undergraduates sit for the examination to change courses or assist others to secure admission.
“Students who are already in school but want to change courses and are applying again must declare and disclose their status.
“We have found that some candidates already in school are writing the examination for other candidates. Last year, the candidate who scored the highest was found to be a 300-level student in the university.
“Henceforth, any candidate found engaging in such an act, and who fails to disclose that he is already in school but wants to change course, will be disqualified and will also lose his current admission,” he said.
On admission criteria, Oloyede explained that federal government-owned institutions allocate 45 per cent on merit, 20 per cent on catchment area, 20 per cent to educationally disadvantaged states, while the remaining slots are allocated to other considerations.
“Each owner or state has the right to decide what its admission criteria will be. But for states, we encourage them to allocate at least 10 per cent to merit, regardless of where the candidates come from.
“This is to diversify the student population and admit eggheads from different communities,” he said.
He criticised some states for establishing new universities despite not fully utilising their admission quotas in existing federal institutions.
On underage candidates, Oloyede said 16 years remained the minimum admission age, noting that an attestation process was in place for exceptional cases.
“Last year, about 42,000 claimed to be underage. After evaluation, only 78 met the criteria and were admitted. We are not saying there are no talented candidates, but the figure looks outlandish,” he said.
The issue of how to engage underage candidates during a gap year divided opinions at the meeting, but a majority voted for JAMB to continue its special assessment process.
The meeting also observed that parental pressure on children to complete their education too quickly was a major contributor to the problem.
On efforts to curb examination malpractice, Oloyede said JAMB had stopped the movement of computers between Computer-Based Test centres.
“A computer registered in a particular centre will remain there and is not transferable to another centre. Some people borrow computers to get accredited and later move them around,” he said.
He dismissed claims that candidates were posted to towns they did not choose, saying personal data used for registration were drawn directly from the National Identification Number submitted by candidates.
Providing an update on the 2025 UTME, Oloyede said 974,855 candidates had so far been admitted out of about 1.95 million who sat for the examination.
He added that over N2.4 billion had been disbursed to institutions that consistently complied with JAMB’s rules over the past 10 years, and that the meeting agreed that schools producing the best candidates should be compensated.
On accreditation of CBT centres, Oloyede said the process involved teams comprising university vice-chancellors, rectors and provosts in each state.
He warned state governments against agreements with private promoters who might use centres to facilitate malpractice.
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