"The Kankara Government Science Secondary School in Nigeria's Katsina State has become a silent witness to the mass abduction crisis, its buildings standing empty after students and staff were 'forced' to flee. Footage captured on Thursday shows deserted classrooms with scattered books and damaged desks, along with empty beds in the school dormitories. Children were seen participating in labor, carrying sugarcane stalks and making clay pots with their parents instead of attending classes. "Since the mass abduction, children like mine, Hassan's, are no longer in school. Even Kunde, who is closer to the school, his friend's children no longer go to school. That's how insecurity is affecting our children's livelihood," said Habiba Usman, a mother of four. "When security is improved, we will enrol our children back in schools. We want them to be literate and live with us. That's why we are praying and hoping to live without fear of being killed or kidnapped," she added. Yusha'u Abdullahi, a teacher, warned of the long-term consequences of this crisis on Nigerian society. "This issue of insecurity is very disheartening. As I said earlier, it will lead to an increase in the number of students who are out of school. We need this to be curtailed so that our children can attend school," he said. "If a child does not go to school, this might lead to chaos in the future." Earlier, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu declared a national security emergency in response to a significant surge in armed violence, particularly mass abductions, across the African country. Nigeria has struggled with worsening insecurity for years, with over 1,400 students and teachers abducted since 2014 as armed groups target rural schools in the northwest and north-central regions."