Actress Mary Njoku slams public apathy over kidnapped Oyo schoolchildren

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Nollywood actress and producer, Mary Remmy Njoku, has expressed outrage over the abduction of schoolchildren in Oyo State, questioning the country’s response to worsening insecurity.

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The filmmaker, in a post on her Instagram story on Tuesday, said she woke up “angry, heartbroken and deeply unsettled” over the fate of the kidnapped children.

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She questioned whether Nigerians have normalised abductions and violent attacks, lamenting what she described as growing public desensitisation to insecurity.

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She wrote, “I woke up this morning, Angry, heartbroken, and deeply unsettled.

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“Are we really saying that these kidnapped children are just gone? Are we saying that nothing more can be done? That innocent children and toddlers can vanish, and somehow the rest of us are expected to carry on as though nothing happened?” she questioned.

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Njoku further asked whether repeated incidents of kidnappings and bandit attacks had become the country’s new normal.

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The Iroko TV boss said the frequency of such incidents has led many Nigerians to react with resignation rather than urgency.

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“Have we become so numb to the endless reports of bandits, kidnappings, and insecurity in Nigeria that they barely move us anymore? Is this what we’ve accepted as normal?” she added.

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Her reaction comes amid widespread outrage over the abduction of 46 children in Oyo State, an incident that has continued to generate condemnation across the country.

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Several Nollywood actors and entertainers have also taken to social media to express concern over the worsening insecurity situation.

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They include Ruth Kadiri, Funke Akindele, Toke Makinwa, Mercy Eke, Patience Ozokwo, Biola Bayo, Sotayo Gaga, Paul Okoye and others, who have all called for urgent government intervention to secure the release of the victims and improve safety in schools.

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Other industry figures, including Muyiwa Ademola, Adeniyi Johnson, Lateef Adedimeji, Kunle Remi and Lala Akindoju, also criticised the growing insecurity and urged authorities to take stronger action to protect lives and property.

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