NANS Gives FG 14-Day Ultimatum To Rescue All Abducted Students In Kebbi, Others

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS),has given the Federal Government and security agencies a 14-day deadline to rescue all abducted students in Kebbi, Niger and other states.

The National President of NANS, Comrade Olushola Oladoja, issued the ultimatum while addressing journalists in Abuja on Monday.

He said the association expected a “clear and verifiable plan” to secure schools nationwide and the immediate restructuring of the Safe School Initiative.

NANS also demanded the sack of the Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and the Inspector-General of Police over what it described as failures in school protection and internal security.

Oladoja warned that failure to act within the ultimatum would trigger nationwide civil disobedience, including highway and airport shutdowns, as well as peaceful mass demonstrations.

He said the repeated abductions showed “a nation under siege”, citing recent kidnappings in Kebbi and Niger states as further proof of security lapses, internal sabotage and intelligence failures.

“NANS hereby gives the Federal Government and relevant security agencies 14 days to ensure the safe rescue and return of all abducted students in Kebbi, Niger and elsewhere.

“The government must also present a clear and verifiable plan for securing schools nationwide and implement an immediate restructuring of the Safe School Initiative.”

He warned that “failure to comply within this timeframe will leave the leadership of NANS with no choice but to commence nationwide civil disobedience, including the shutdown of major highways and airports, as well as peaceful mass demonstrations across the federation”.

“We can no longer stand by while terrorists destroy what remains of our education system. The era of silence and tolerance is over”.

He called on the National Security Adviser, the Minister of Defence, the Chief of Defence Staff and the Chief of Army Staff to “immediately set up a high-level investigation panel to uncover potential conspiracy or insider collaboration, security lapses and command failures, the reasons for repeated security withdrawals shortly before attacks, and those responsible for exposing our students to danger.”

“The Nigerian student community demands accountability — nothing less,” he said.