Atiku Urges Tinubu to Declare State of Emergency Amid Rising Insecurity

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on the federal government to declare a state of emergency in response to the escalating insecurity in Nigeria, particularly after the mass abduction of schoolchildren in Niger State. The recent abduction at St.

Mary's Primary and Secondary School in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area, where armed men stormed the school, highlights the devastating and unacceptable trend of school kidnappings in the country. This incident adds to a series of disturbing school abductions across northern Nigeria, including the recent abduction in Kebbi State and the attack on a church in Kwara State.

Atiku's call for urgent action comes amidst growing public pressure for the government to address the escalating security challenges.