Boluwatife Balogun, the 14-year-old son of the music star Wizkid, has added his voice to the growing alarm over Nigeria’s worsening security troubles.
Tife’s comments come as the country reels from a string of violent attacks and mass abductions that have shaken several communities.
In Niger State, gunmen seized students and staff from St. Mary’s School in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area during the early hours of Friday. The incident followed the kidnapping of 25 female students from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State on 17 November. Only days earlier, a video showing armed men storming a branch of the Christ Apostolic Church in Oke Isegun, Eruku, Kwara State spread across social media, deepening public worry.
Tife, who now performs under the name Champz, wrote on X that he sees himself as part of a younger generation unwilling to remain quiet while lives are under threat. He said young Nigerians will not resign themselves to a future shaped by fear, and he prayed for the safe return of all missing children and for the country’s recovery.
Wizkid’s son wrote that he was speaking not out of personal importance but because his generation refuses silence. He added that the youth are the country’s future and will not accept one marked by dread.
He asked for God’s protection over every missing child and for healing across the nation.
Wizkid’s son’s remarks add to a rising number of public figures calling for stronger action.
Rapper Falz urged the federal government to respond decisively, while actress Funke Akindele expressed dismay after seeing the video of the Kwara attack.
The singer Davido also appealed for unity, urging Nigerians to work toward a country where every child can grow up safe and hopeful.
