Borno Parents Delay Abuja Protest Over Abducted Children

Parents of children abducted in Borno State have postponed their planned protest in Abuja due to financial difficulties and logistical challenges. The children were taken during two mass kidnappings in the Askira-Uba Local Government Area, with 42 school pupils abducted in Mussa on May 15 and 36 college students seized in Lassa on June 29, 2026.

The families had issued a six-day ultimatum to the Federal Government from September 21 to 27, 2026, demanding the rescue of their children, but received no response. The chairman of the Abducted Children’s Parents Association, Ishaku Suya, stated that many families are struggling to gather resources for the journey to Abuja and to sustain their households while protesting.

Parents expressed anger over the perceived disparity in government responses to security crises, noting that while children in Oyo State were rescued after 56 days, their own children remain in captivity for nearly five months without action from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.