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In the statement, signed by all the geopolitical leaders drawn from across ethnic, religious, and political divides, the group cited Amnesty International’s report that at least 10,217 Nigerians have been killed in violent attacks over the past two years — figures they described as “wartime levels of slaughter” despite the country being officially at peace.

The students body in a statement on Saturday said the planned demonstration follows more than a year of unfulfilled promises and worsening conditions at schools, including dilapidated structures and stalled scholarship payments.

Instead, they resolved that efforts should now be directed towards the National Assembly to provide the necessary legal backing for the decision.

According to the budget performance report, the agency, which was allocated N6 million in the original 2025 budget, received zero funding for both quarters.

Haske has long been associated with opaque deals, political patronage, and backchannel contracts.

The five men were arrested on August 12, 2025, during a joint sting operation by immigration authorities and the Department of State Services (DSS) and subsequently held in a detention facility at the NIS headquarters, Sauka, along Airport Road, Abuja.