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Actress Mary Njoku slams public apathy over kidnapped Oyo schoolchildren

Nollywood actress and producer, Mary Remmy Njoku, has expressed outrage over the abduction of schoolchildren in Oyo State, questioning the country’s response to worsening insecurit

By Oyetoke Adedayo Ebenezer

1 min read 1 views Updated Aug 26, 2026
Nollywood actress and producer, Mary Remmy Njoku, has expressed outrage over the abduction of schoolchildren in Oyo State, questioning the country’s response to worsening insecurity. The filmmaker, in a post on her Instagram story on Tuesday, said she woke up “angry, heartbroken and deeply unsettled” over the fate of the kidnapped children.

She questioned whether Nigerians have normalised abductions and violent attacks, lamenting what she described as growing public desensitisation to insecurity.

She wrote, “I woke up this morning, Angry, heartbroken, and deeply unsettled. “Are we really saying that these kidnapped children are just gone?

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Nollywood actress and producer, Mary Remmy Njoku, has expressed outrage over the abduction of schoolchildren in Oyo State, questioning the country’s response to worsening insecurit Nollywood actress and producer, Mary Remmy Njoku, has expressed outrage over the abduction of schoolchildren in Oyo State, questioning the country’s response to worsening insecurity. The filmmaker, in a post on her Instagram...

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  • Nollywood actress and producer, Mary Remmy Njoku, has expressed outrage over the abduction of schoolchildren in Oyo State, questioning the country’s response to worsening insecurit Nollywood actress and producer, Mary Remmy Njoku, has expressed outrage over the abduction of schoolchildren in Oyo State, questioning the country’s response to worsening insecurity.
  • The filmmaker, in a post on her Instagram story on Tuesday, said she woke up “angry, heartbroken and deeply unsettled” over the fate of the kidnapped children.She questioned whether Nigerians have normalised abductions and violent attacks, lamenting what she described as growing public desensitisation to insecurity.She wrote, “I woke up this morning, Angry, heartbroken, and deeply unsettled.
  • “Are we really saying that these kidnapped children are just gone?
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Nollywood actress and producer, Mary Remmy Njoku, has expressed outrage over the abduction of schoolchildren in Oyo State, questioning the country’s response to worsening insecurit Nollywood actress and producer, Mary Remmy Njoku, has expressed outrage over the abduction of schoolchildren in Oyo State, questioning the country’s response to worsening insecurity. The filmmaker, in a post on her Instagram...

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June 18, 2026

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