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The youngest child is just six years old.<\/p>\n
Although 100 of the Papri children were released this week, the fate of 165 others\u2014including school staff\u2014remains unknown. Three parents have already died of heart attacks triggered by the ordeal. While about 50 children escaped earlier, hundreds are still missing, plunging families into anguish too deep for words.<\/p>\n
Across the country, a haunting question echoes: When will the remaining 165 children come home?<\/p>\n
A Tale of Double Standards<\/strong>?<\/p>\n Public anger intensified after reports surfaced that Nigeria\u2019s military executed rapid precision airstrikes in Benin Republic to help foil an attempted coup\u2014completing a tightly coordinated 30-minute mission that blocked escape routes and subdued hostile elements.<\/p>\n This has sparked a wave of public scrutiny and painful comparisons.<\/p>\n If Nigeria can deploy missiles, speed, and surgical coordination to defend another nation\u2019s democracy, citizens are asking: Millions are demanding answers.<\/p>\n Seven Women Shot Dead in Adamawa<\/strong><\/p>\n Tension escalated further on December 8 when soldiers escorting the 23 Brigade Commander allegedly opened fire on peaceful women protesters in Lamurde, Adamawa State.<\/p>\n Twelve women were shot. The women had reportedly gathered in protest after attackers\u2014believed to be Chobo-speaking militia\u2014raided multiple communities and escaped unchallenged. The protesters accused security operatives of arriving only after the militants had withdrawn.<\/p>\n \u201cThey were angry, frustrated, tired of burying their own,\u201d a community elder said. \u201cThey were demanding answers. Instead, what they got were bullets.\u201d<\/p>\n Though the Nigerian Army denies responsibility and blames local militias, the killings of unarmed women, children, and civilians have become devastatingly routine across the country.<\/p>\n Media & Teens Network says this must stop.<\/p>\n A Nation at Breaking Point: What Media & Teens Network Demands<\/p>\n The organisation is urging the Federal Government to take immediate action. Its demands include:<\/p>\n \u2022 Swift and coordinated rescue operations for the remaining abducted schoolchildren in Niger and Kebbi States.<\/p>\n \u2022 Independent investigations into the Adamawa killings, with findings made public.<\/p>\n \u2022 Transparent review of military engagement protocols, especially on civilian protection.<\/p>\n \u2022 Decisive counterterrorism missions at home\u2014matching the precision seen in foreign interventions.<\/p>\n \u2022 Stronger protection measures for schools and vulnerable communities, in line with Safe Schools Declaration commitments.<\/p>\n \u2022 A national accountability framework for security agencies involved in rights violations.<\/p>\n \u2022 Renewed political will to end gender-based violence, mass abductions, and impunity.<\/p>\n Nigeria stands at a crossroads. The message from Media & Teens Network is unmistakable: Enough is enough. Bring back our kids. Secure our schools. Protect our communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As the world commemorates International Human Rights Day and brings the 2025 Sixteen Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence to a close, a powerful call for accountability has emerged from the Media & Teens Network. The organisation, through Ms. Lillian Okenwa, its Executive Director, is urging the Federal Government to confront\u2014decisively, transparently, and without political […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":96278,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5777,7],"tags":[1128,911,1253,7590,7659,7658],"class_list":["post-96543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-features","category-news","tag-adamawa","tag-children","tag-kebbi","tag-maga","tag-network","tag-okenwa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=96543"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96543\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/96278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=96543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=96543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=96543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nWhy has the same resolve not been used to rescue Nigerian children or dismantle the terror enclaves within Nigerian borders?<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AF2-11-300x187.jpg\")
\nSeven died instantly.
\nFive are battling for their lives at Numan General Hospital.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/images-17-300x178.jpeg\")
\nCitizens cannot continue to live\u2014and die\u2014under the weight of unchecked violence, kidnapping epidemics, military excesses, and systemic failure.<\/p>\n