The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohamed Malick Fall, has called for the immediate and safe release of schoolchildren and teachers abducted in recent attacks in Oyo and Borno states.

Fall made the call after meeting with a delegation from the National Safe Schools Response Coordination Centre in Abuja, led by Dr Samuel Umanah.

In a statement on Thursday, the UN official expressed concern over the growing insecurity affecting schools and learning communities across the country, describing the attacks as a threat to education and child protection.

The affected schools were Baptist Nursery and Primary School, Yawota; Community High School, Ahoro-Esienle; and L.A. Primary School. Two teachers were killed during the incident.

A similar attack occurred in Mussa, Borno State, where gunmen stormed three schools and abducted over 40 children, most of them between two and five years old.

Fall described the abductions as deeply disturbing, stressing that schools should remain safe places for learning.

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