The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has blamed the persistent abductions in schools on the failure of Nigeria’s internal security system.
The National President if NANS, Olushola Oladoja, in a statement on Wednesday, said the Safe School Initiative had remained ineffective despite huge funding and repeated government promises.
Oladoja lamented that for more than 10 years, the nation had witnessed a cycle of grief without justice, reform, or assurances that students were safe in their classrooms.
“Too many schools had fallen to terrorists under circumstances that pointed to poor coordination, intelligence lapses, and leadership complacency,” he said.
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The president of the students’ body also blamed the police leadership for what he described as a broad internal security collapse that had emboldened terrorists to repeatedly attack schools.
Oladoja warned that Nigeria must stop rewarding incompetence in matters affecting lives and national stability.
Referencing the recent Kebbi school attack, he said NANS was worried about possible internal sabotage, noting that terrorists struck minutes after a reported military withdrawal.
He urged the National Security Adviser, Minister of Defence, Chief of Defence Staff, and Service Chiefs to set up a high-level investigation panel to probe alleged insider collaboration.
He said, “The panel must examine security lapses, command failures, and reasons for repeated troop withdrawals shortly before major attacks.”