The coalition Bring Back Our Girls Global (BBOG Global) has delivered an open letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, demanding immediate and decisive action to rescue abducted pupils and students, stop all negotiations with terrorists, and overhaul Nigeria’s system for protecting schools. The letter, dated November 24, 2025, comes in the aftermath of two of the most shocking mass kidnappings in recent history.
BBOG Global’s letter references the November 21 abduction of 303 students and 12 teachers from St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Niger State, as well as the November 17 kidnapping of at least 24 schoolgirls — and a watchman — from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School (GGCSS), Maga, in Danko/Wasagu LGA, Kebbi State. In the Kebbi attack, the school’s vice principal, Mallam Hassan Makuku (50), was reportedly killed in an attempt to defend the children, while another staff member, Ali Maga, was shot in the leg and remains hospitalized.
BBOG Global places the current wave of violence within a broader, decade-long pattern of school abductions in Nigeria. The group claims that over 1,800 students have been kidnapped since the infamous 2014 Chibok abductions. Their letter catalogues successive mass kidnappings including Dapchi (2018), Kankara (2020), Jangebe and Bethel Baptist (2021), Kuriga (2024), and the latest incidents in Kebbi and Niger in 2025.
In its demand to the president, BBOG Global calls for:
- The immediate rescue of all abducted students, teachers, and other hostages still in captivity.
- A permanent end to negotiating with terrorists — whom the coalition labels as criminals, not political actors.
- Full implementation of the Safe Schools Declaration, with clear, transparent timelines and measurable progress toward securing every school in Nigeria.
- Prosecution of officials — past and present — responsible for security failures that allowed the kidnappings, as well as psychosocial support and reintegration programs for survivors and affected communities.
Reflecting deep frustration, BBOG Global writes, “This crisis has persisted for 11 years. It must end. The world is watching, and history will judge the choices you make today.” The letter concludes with the rallying cry: “Bring Back Our Girls — ALL of them. End this cycle of abductions NOW. Enough is enough!”
The appeal intensifies pressure on the Tinubu administration, coming amid widespread condemnation from civil-society organisations and repeated accusations that the government’s previous responses — including partial measures such as deploying tactical units — have only failed to deter or dismantle the criminal networks behind the abductions.
As Nigeria reels from the latest wave of school kidnappings and mounting public outrage, the demands from BBOG Global underscore a turning point: the country’s children are no longer mere victims — they are symbols of a systemic failure that many believe must be rectified by forceful, strategic action, not empty promises. Dalena Reporters will continue to follow developments closely as the government responds.