As teachers and pupils recently abducted in Oyo State remain in captivity, protests continued across the country on Tuesday, with the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) staging rallies in several states.
The demonstrations followed a peaceful protest by civil society groups in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Monday, during which participants demanded the immediate rescue of the abducted victims.
In Ibadan, the nationwide protest by teachers today began on a solemn note. Union leaders and members also took time to explain the purpose of the peaceful rally, stressing that it was not intended to be confrontational. They said the protest was a mass appeal to the collective conscience of the nation, the moral responsibility of government, and the constitutional duty of security agencies to protect lives and property…..More to come soon