By Ghazali Ibrahim
The BringBackOurGirls movement has returned to national attention following the recent abduction of schoolgirls from Maga in Kebbi State.
Outraged Nigerians are once again calling on President Bola Tinubu to take urgent action to rescue the missing students, drawing parallels to the 2014 Chibok abductions that first sparked the global campaign.
Civil society groups, citizens and concerned individuals are calling on President Bola Tinubu to intervene and secure their immediate releaseto avoid a replica of chibok girls fate.
On Monday, armed assailants stormed the boarding facility of Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, kidnapping at least 25 girls and killing the vice‑principal.
The president, visibly shaken by the attack, postponed his planned trip to the G20 summit and ordered security agencies to undertake a rescue mission.
The resurgence of the BringBackOurGirls campaign originally launched in 2014 during president Goodluck Jonathan administration after 276 schoolgirls were taken in Chibok marks a renewed attempt to pressure the federal government to act swiftly and transparently.
The movement’s message say the current situation highlights the persistent failure to protect Nigerian citizens as two different gory incidents happens in the country and demands that Tinubu deploy the full weight of federal power to bring them home.
Activists and parents alike are expressing frustration at what they perceive as repetitious cycles of abductions and weak state responses.
“We cannot continue to be passing this torch from one batch to another,” said one social media user.
“If the government fails to act now, the next campaign will have even less hope of being heard.”
Meanwhile, the federal government has promised to launch a targeted operation in the forests and bandit‑infested corridors around the school and has tasked the vice‑president with leading negotiations and coordination efforts.
As thousands take to social media, echoing the campaign’s rallying cry, the country watches to see whether the momentum behind #BringBackOurGirls can translate into rescue and reform or whether yet another chapter of missing girls will fade into silence.
