Children’s Day 2026: CAN urges urgent action to protect Nigerian children from fear, violence, neglect

The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has said it is marking this year’s Children’s Day with a substance of gratitude for the lives and imaginable of Nigerian children and heavy interest implicit the increasing dangers confronting them crossed the country.

In a connection signed by its President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, CAN said that this year’s solemnisation comes astatine a achy clip for galore families pursuing caller attacks connected schools successful Oyo State, wherever pupils and teachers were abducted by gunmen, leaving parents traumatised and communities shaken. 

He noted that for galore Nigerians, the incidental has erstwhile again raised achy questions astir the information of children and the aboriginal of acquisition successful an ambiance of worsening insecurity.

CAN said it is profoundly troubled by the plight of children who stay successful captivity and by the affectional agony their families proceed to endure, adding that nary kid should person to acquisition fearfulness and unit successful a spot meant for learning, extortion and hope.

He said, “We are arsenic acrophobic for the teachers caught successful these tragic situations alongside their pupils. Teachers bash acold much than thatch lessons successful classrooms. They guide, protect, promote and nurtu...