Veteran Nollywood actor Emeka Ike has appealed to the government and security agencies to intensify efforts to tackle the widespread escalating insecurity crisis.
While addressing security operatives on Democracy Day, the veteran actor cum politican, armed with a megaphone, highlighted how fear of banditry and kidnapping has crippled normal life, forcing many to abandon road travel.
According to the actor, he enjoys travelling by road but no longer feels safe doing so because of the country’s unstable situation.
“I love travelling by road, but today I am being denied my preferred means of transportation because of insecurity. Don’t allow this insecurity to go too far; tomorrow, it could be your own children,” Ike declared.
His intervention came amid heightened protests over recent mass abductions of schoolchildren and teachers, particularly in Oyo State, where dozens remain missing.
Demonstrators, including civil society groups and other public figures, gathered in Abuja and other cities to pressure the government for urgent rescues, improved school security, and decisive measures against bandits.
The actions coincide with Democracy Day commemorations, turning the date into a platform for demands against hardship and failing security.
As road attacks, school kidnappings, and killings persist and public frustration mounts, such protests only show the deepening citizen demands for tangible solutions to restore safety across Nigeria.