Protest In Madrid Over Kidnapping Of Nigerian Schoolchildren
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the Nigerian embassy in Madrid on Saturday to express concern over recent attacks and kidnappings of schoolchildren in Nigeria.
The protest followed the abduction of more than 250 students from a Catholic school in northern Nigeria last week.
Christiana Wariboko, President of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, called for international intervention.
“We’re standing on behalf of Christians, representing Nigerian Christians,” she said. “Please intervene and do something as it regards the killings of Nigerian Christians.”
The demonstrations coincided with a broader wave of attacks, including a raid on a predominantly Muslim school in Kebbi State, where 30 students were abducted before being released by authorities. Security analysts have linked such incidents to financial motives, noting that schools are often targeted due to inadequate security.
The protest occurs amid heightened international attention, including statements by US President Donald Trump threatening military action in Nigeria over perceived persecution of Christians by Islamist groups. Nigerian authorities have cautioned that such claims oversimplify a complex security situation and do not account for government efforts to protect religious freedom.
President Bola Tinubu recently declared a state of emergency and expanded police deployments in response to the rising number of attacks. Since 2014, at least twelve mass abductions have occurred, involving over 1,700 students, some of whom have not been recovered.
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