With dismay, President Ahmed Bola Tinubu has cited alarming statistics, noting that globally, over 1 in 3 children experience bullying, while in Nigeria, up to 65% of school-age children have faced physical, psychological, or social aggression.
This was contained in his 2025 Children’s Day Message against bullying on Tuesday. To reduce this to the barest minimum, he reiterated the need for collective effort to combat child bullying, emphasizing that violence, bullying, and neglect have no place in the country.