The NUT warned it may withdraw teachers nationwide if insecurity persists, noting that two abducted teachers in Oyo had already been killed. \u201cAn attack on teachers is an attack on education, and an attack on education is an attack on the future of Nigeria,\u201d the union declared in a statement signed by National President Titus Amba and Secretary-General Clinton Ikpitibo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Delta, hundreds marched to Government House, Asaba, mourning slain colleagues and demanding urgent intervention. In Ogun, protesters sang solidarity songs and urged President Bola Tinubu to treat the crisis as a national emergency. Plateau teachers also rallied in Jos, highlighting both kidnappings and local challenges such as delayed promotions and staff shortages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Civil society leaders, including Yinka Folarin of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, said the protests were meant to awaken public consciousness. \u201cWe are not supposed to live in fear in our own country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Government officials in Delta and Plateau pledged solidarity and promised to study teachers\u2019 demands. But protesters insisted that only swift rescue operations and stronger security measures could restore confidence in Nigeria\u2019s education system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On social media, hashtags like #SecureOurSchools<\/strong> and #JusticeForTeachers<\/strong> trended, with users expressing grief and anger. One post read, \u201cNo child should learn under the shadow of fear.\u201d<\/em> Another said, \u201cTeachers are nation builders, protect them.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Policy makers and stakeholders echoed the urgency. Some lawmakers renewed calls for state police<\/strong> to decentralize security, while education advocates warned that continued attacks could cripple Nigeria\u2019s school system. Rights groups stressed that the killings of teachers in Oyo underscored the need for immediate reforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The rallies underscore the depth of Nigeria\u2019s security crisis<\/strong>, where schools have become targets for kidnappers and bandits. Stakeholders warn that unless urgent reforms are implemented, education itself is at risk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ABUJA, Nigeria \u2014 Protests demanding urgent action on Nigeria\u2019s school kidnappings spread Tuesday across Oyo, Ogun, Abuja, Lagos, Delta, and Plateau, as teachers, civil society groups, and youths rallied under the banners of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT). Demonstrators carried placards reading \u201cTeachers need protection, not condolences\u201d and \u201cOur […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":32531,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3699,2096,776,458,1138,7],"tags":[15069,15202,12730,14764,3446,15455,1772],"class_list":["post-32530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-africa","category-economics","category-educational","category-legal","category-politics","category-sports","tag-civil-society","tag-nigeria-labour-congress","tag-nigeria-union-of-teachers","tag-oyo-state","tag-protests","tag-school-kidnappings","tag-security-crisis"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot_3-6-2026_95134_thesun.ng_.jpeg?fit=1247%2C605&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32530"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32530\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32535,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32530\/revisions\/32535"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot_3-6-2026_95154_thesun.ng_-1024x761.jpeg?resize=696%2C517&ssl=1\")
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