Atiku’s Aide Demands Update On Missing Schoolchildren 159 Days After

Paul Ibe, media adviser to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, has challenged President Bola Tinubu to offer an replace on the whereabouts of over 40 schoolchildren abducted in Mussa, Borno State, 159 days after the incident.

Ibe, who can also be an aide to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, raised the priority in a publish on his X deal with on Thursday, questioning the Federal Government’s response to the kidnapping of schoolchildren in several components of the nation.

He mentioned the kids have been kidnapped in Mussa, Borno State, and Oriire, Oyo State, on May 15, 2026, however famous that whereas the victims in Oyo State regained their freedom, the destiny of these in Borno remained unsure.

According to him, the Oriire schoolchildren have been launched on July 10, after spending 56 days in captivity.

“The Oriire children regained freedom on 10 July, after 56 days. We celebrate their return and stand with every affected family. But 159 days after the Mussa abduction, where are those over 40 children?” Ibe queried.

The ADC chieftain additionally faulted what he described because the distinction within the Federal Government’s response to the 2 incidents, arguing that households of the kidnapped youngsters in Borno deserved the identical degree of consideration as their counterparts in Oyo State.

“President @officialABAT sent a high-powered delegation to the affected Oyo communities. The families in Mussa deserve the same visible presidential attention, urgency and determination,” he wrote.

Ibe additional questioned whether or not the Tinubu administration hooked up completely different ranges of significance to safety incidents relying on the area the place they occurred.

“The contrast raises a disturbing question: does this Tinubu-led @OfficialAPCNg administration attach different levels of urgency to Nigerian children depending on their region? A child in Borno has the same right to protection as a child in Oyo. Neither geography nor political calculation should determine whose anguish commands presidential attention,” he mentioned.

He urged the President to elucidate the extended delay in securing the discharge of the Mussa schoolchildren and supply Nigerians with a reputable replace on efforts to deliver them dwelling.

“President Tinubu must explain the prolonged failure to bring the Mussa children home, provide a credible public update and demonstrate that their freedom is a national priority. Nigeria cannot have first-class and second-class children. Bring the Mussa children home,” Ibe added.

He concluded his publish with the hashtag #BringAgainMussaSchoolChildren, renewing requires pressing motion to safe the liberty of the kidnapped youngsters.