Atiku raises alarm over school attacks, demands security emergency

Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has called for an urgent security emergency to confront the escalating wave of terrorist and bandit attacks on schools, warning that Nigeria risks a deeper education crisis if decisive action is not taken.
His call follows the deadly attack on Government Secondary School, Iluke Bunu, in Kogi State, where gunmen reportedly killed three people, including the school’s vice principal, and abducted several students.
In a statement released on Wednesday, Atiku described the attack as a national tragedy and a direct assault on the country’s future, arguing that repeated strikes on educational ...