Amnesty International, a human rights organization, has cautioned that Nigeria’s persistent inability to stop the kidnapping of teachers and students is endangering the education of a whole generation.
According to the organization, several attacks on schools and widespread kidnappings in various regions of the nation have shown grave flaws in initiatives to safeguard children and ensure their access to education.
According to Amnesty International, at least 18 mass abductions of schoolchildren have been documented since the Chibok schoolgirls abduction in April 2014. Amnesty International stated, “The education of a generation of children is at risk due to the Nigerian authorities’ persistent failure to address the repeated abductions of schoolchildren and teachers in several parts of Nigeria.” The organization further stated that the ongoing attacks highlight what it described as a persistent failure by authorities to protect children and teachers from armed groups and ensure accountability for those responsible.
Amnesty International has documented at least 18 mass kidnappings of schoolchildren since the kidnapping of the Chibok schoolgirls in April 2014, underscoring the authorities’ persistent failure to ensure access to education and protect children and teachers from attacks, the group said.
Amnesty International also voiced worry about the absence of justice for victims of earlier school kidnappings, pointing out that in majority of the cases, authorities have not yet ensured accountability.
The rights group connected rising displacement rates in northern Nigeria with the escalating insecurity.
Amnesty International reported, citing data from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), that Sokoto State had the largest increase in internally displaced persons (IDPs), with a population increase of 92,964, or 105%, from 88,562 in February 2026 to 181,526 in March 2026.
The organization also noted that over the same period, Zamfara State, one of the areas most severely affected by banditry, had an increase of 74,648 displaced people, raising the overall number of IDPs from 204,576 to 279,224, a 36.5% increase.
Amnesty called on Nigerian authorities to act quickly to strengthen school security, stop more kidnappings, and provide victims and their families with justice.
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