RismadarVoice Reporters
June 2, 2026
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday assured protesting teachers and civil society groups that security agencies are working to secure the release of abducted teachers and students, while urging Nigerians not to politicise the country’s security challenges.
Wike gave the assurance while addressing demonstrators at the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Secretariat in Abuja, where teachers and activists had gathered to demand the immediate rescue of victims of recent school kidnappings.
The minister said the Federal Government remained committed to ensuring the safe return of those in captivity and restoring public confidence in the nation’s security architecture.
“We are all concerned about this security situation. The government is on its toes to ensure that those who are kidnapped are rescued,” Wike said.
He expressed confidence in the ability of security agencies to secure the release of the abducted victims and emphasised the need for swift action.
“I have that confidence that the security system will do all they can to make sure the teachers and the students that are being kidnapped are rescued, and let it be prompt,” he added.
While acknowledging public concerns over rising insecurity, Wike cautioned against using security issues for political purposes, arguing that insecurity is a national problem that affects all Nigerians regardless of location or political affiliation.
“We are all concerned, but let us not politicise issues. That is what I will not support. We are all concerned about the security situation and how the teachers and students should be released,” he said.
The minister noted that similar incidents had occurred in other parts of the country and called for a united national response rather than selective outrage.
According to him, security agencies are operating within established procedures and have made progress in efforts to rescue those being held by kidnappers.
“There is no government that will deliberately say let citizens be kidnapped, but we know where we found ourselves and we know that everything possible is being done,” Wike stated.
He stressed that insecurity should not be viewed through regional or political lenses, insisting that every attack on citizens is a concern for the entire nation.
“What concerns you concerns everybody, and what concerns Abuja also concerns everybody. We are all looking at how people should rise with the same dedication,” he said.
The protest was organised amid growing concern over recent school abductions in parts of the country, with teachers’ unions and civil society organisations calling for enhanced security measures around educational institutions and the immediate release of victims still in captivity.
Wike’s remarks come as security agencies continue operations aimed at rescuing kidnapped students and teachers and addressing broader security threats across the country.
