The Labour Party has condemned the abduction of more than 300 pupils of St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary School, Papiri, in Agwarra Local Government Area of Niger State.
The party also sought decisive action against rising insecurity in the country, stressing that Nigerians cannot continue to watch helplessly while its citizens are attacked with reckless abandon.
In a press statement on Sunday, the Interim National Chairman of the Labour Party, Senator Nenadi Usman, expressed deep sorrow and alarm over the abduction of more than 300 pupils of St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary School, Papiri, in Agwarra Local Government Area of Niger State.
Senator Usman described the incident as a tragic reflection of Nigeria’s deteriorating security environment, noting that such a large-scale abduction “without early detection” underscores the gravity of the nation’s security challenges.
She warned that the Nigerian state “cannot continue to watch helplessly while its citizens are attacked with reckless abandon,” stressing that the country is “drifting dangerously towards the precipice of state failure.”
According to her, the recent escalation of violence nationwide—particularly the shutdown of schools due to safety concerns—should alarm all Nigerians.
Senator Usman urged the government to take urgent and decisive steps to reverse what she termed the country’s “dangerous descent into anarchy.”
She highlighted the need to tackle widespread hunger and economic hardship, which she said are driving insecurity. “In any society where poverty has reached catastrophic levels, insecurity becomes an inevitable consequence,” she noted.
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