The Niger Delta Peoples Movement has called on security agencies in the region to intensify intelligence gathering, surveillance, and visible operations to prevent the spread of insecurity and school kidnappings into the Niger Delta.
The group said the appeal was necessary to avert similar crises from affecting the region and encouraged residents to promptly report suspicious activities to the appropriate authorities.
Expressing deep concern over the ongoing abduction of schoolgirls across Nigeria, NDPM described the attacks as “horrifying” and condemned them in the strongest terms.
In a statement issued yesterday and signed by its Executive Secretary, Ejiro Ineneji, the group said the assaults, carried out by extremist elements exploiting the country’s security lapses, represent “a direct attack on childhood, education, national dignity, and the moral fabric of the nation.”
Ineneji highlighted the deteriorating security environment, noting that citizens are increasingly anxious and unprotected across all regions. “Communities no longer feel safe, businesses are shutting down, and both local and foreign investors are withdrawing due to sustained instability. The situation has reached a critical point that is no longer acceptable,” the statement added.
NDPM called on the Nigerian Police Force, the military, and all national security agencies to demonstrate renewed courage, professionalism, and commitment to their constitutional duties.
“At this sensitive moment, the nation’s security institutions appear weakened before the citizens they are sworn to defend and before the international community that once viewed Nigeria as a beacon of leadership, strength, and African excellence. This accelerating erosion of security is damaging Nigeria’s reputation, economic outlook, and global standing,” the group said.
The movement also urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to implement stronger, innovative, and, if necessary, unconventional measures to decisively tackle the escalating threats confronting the country.
