Nigeria has been gripped by a severe and escalating security
crisis in recent weeks, marked by a relentless wave of bandit attacks and mass
kidnappings.

Several students and members of staff from the St. Mary’s
School in Papiri, Agwara LGA of Niger state were abducted by gunmen in the
early hours of Friday.

The incident followed the abduction of 25 female students
from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, Kebbi state on November 17.

On Tuesday, a video of armed men attacking a branch of the
Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) in Oke Isegun, Eruku community, Kwara state, went
viral.

Tife, the young singer who now goes by the stage name
Champz, took to his X page to position himself as part of a youth generation
that refuses to be quiet.

He declared that young Nigerians will not accept a “future
defined by fear” and offered prayers for the safe return of the missing
children and for the healing of the nation.

“I speak today not because I am special, but because I am
part of a generation that refuses to stay silent,” the post reads.

“We are the future of this country, and we will not accept a
future filled with fear. May God protect every child still missing and may God
heal this nation that we all love.”

Tife joins a growing chorus of prominent Nigerian figures
who have publicly denounced the insecurity.

Rapper Falz publicly called on President Bola Tinubu’s
administration to take decisive action, while actress Funke Akindele expressed
shock over the viral video of the Kwara attack.

The Grammy-nominated singer Davido also called for national
solidarity, urging Nigerians to unite and work toward a country where every
child can grow up in safety and hope.