NLC declares nationwide protest December 17 over insecurity, school abductions

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared a nationwide protest for December 17 over the “degenerating security situation” across the country.

In a notice issued to all state councils on December 10, after its national executive committee (NEC)-in-session meeting on December 4, the labour group condemned the rampant activities of bandits and kidnappers across the country.

The group singled out the November 17 abduction of female students from a boarding school in Kebbi state.

The NLC expressed outrage over the withdrawal of security personnel from the school shortly before the incident, describing it as a “dastardly and criminal” act that demands immediate investigation and prosecution.

The group 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.

NLC said 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.”