The Presidential Candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Peter Obi, has again decried the deteriorating security situation in the country, describing as sad the fact that Nigerian school children are being turned into pawns in the emerging deadly ransom economy created by bandits.
Sad: Our Children Are Now Pawns in a Deadly Ransom Economy
It’s heartbreaking to report yet another bandit attack on a school, barely three weeks after over 40 schoolchildren and their teachers were abducted and are still languishing in the forest.
The security situation in…
— Peter Obi (@PeterObi) June 10, 2026
Lamenting the situation on his X handle this Wednesday, the former Anambra State Governor said, “It’s heartbreaking to report yet another bandit attack in a school, three weeks after over 40 school children and their teachers are still languishing in the forest.”
The security situation in Kogi State shows a brutal bandit attack at the Government Secondary School, Iluke (Kabba-Bunu LGA).
Armed bandits disguised in military uniforms invaded the school during an ongoing WAEC examination, killing the Vice Principal, Mr Gani Anifowose, two others and attempting a mass abduction of students.
Reports on the ground indicate that some local security forces and vigilantes actively pushed back and frustrated their abduction attempts.
Making educational institutions a soft target is a direct assault on the nation’s future. It creates a psychological barrier to school enrollment that worsens Nigeria’s out-of-school children crisis, disproportionately forcing young girls out of formal education permanently due to fear. There is nothing more heartbreaking for a nation than an inability to protect its children.
My heartfelt condolences go to the family of the Vice Principal who lost his life while gallantly defending children entrusted to his care. May God grant his soul eternal repose.
