The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared a nationwide protest for December 17 over the “degenerating security situation” across the nation.
Following its national executive committee (NEC)-in-session meeting on December 4, the labour group denounced the widespread operations of kidnappers and bandits around the nation in a notification sent to all state councils on December 10.
The group focused on the kidnapping of female students from a Kebbi state boarding school on November 17.
The removal of security guards from the school just prior to the event infuriated the NLC, which called it a “dastardly and criminal” move that requires prompt inquiry and prosecution.
The NLC directed all its affiliates and state councils to “fully mobilise” workers and civil society for the protest.
“The surge in kidnappings targeting schoolchildren has reached an alarming and unacceptable level,” the communiqué reads.
The Labour congress further stated that the federal government has failed to take adequate measures to secure schools, particularly those in remote and fringe areas.
“The NEC-in-Session demands an immediate and thorough investigation into, and prosecution of, all those involved in the withdrawal of security personnel from the affected school,” the communique added.
“The NEC-in-Session is concerned that the government has not done enough to secure all the schools, especially those on the fringes of the towns and those in remote areas, to stop attacks on innocent pupils and students and their teachers.
“Consequently, the NEC-in-Session directs all NLC-affiliates and state councils to fully mobilise for a nationwide protest against insecurity scheduled for 17th December 2025.”
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