Following the security challenges in the country, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has announced June 12, 2021, for protest against insurgency.
NANS made the announcement through the its president, Sunday Asefon, who stated this on Tuesday, during a chat with journalists in Ado Ekiti, the capital of Ekiti State.
Asefon condemned the worsening insecurity in the country and how it has affected students who have become victims of kidnapping and banditry at will.
He also said NANS had relocated its national headquarters to Niger State, pending the release of over 200 students of Islamiyya School in the Rafi Council area.
According to him, “I hereby declare June 11 as the national students’ day of prayers. Prayers shall be offered for the repose of our students who have died in the hands of kidnappers. Prayers shall be held for the safe return of our students who are still with their kidnappers.
“I hereby declare June 12 as the National Day of Peaceful Protest to call on the government to act decisively towards addressing insecurity in our schools, campuses and also announce a proactive measure or strategy towards ensuring safer schools”, he stated.
