Authorities Must Investigate Inciting Izala March Drill Video The Nigerian authorities immediately and independently investigate a viral inciting video of teenagers and children participating in marching drills led by adult coordinators wearing uniforms associated to Jama’atu Izalatu Bidi’a wa’iqamatus-Sunnah (JIBWIS) The marchers were chanting slogans asking to be handed “AK-47 to attack Christians on a Sunday in Enugu and Jos….” The slogans are a vicious display of children being manipulated and indoctrinated with religious violence and hatred. The authorities must investigate the instructors of the drill, examine the source, location, and contents of the video footage and review the curricula used during these youth activities. The organization behind these activities most be held to account. Authorities must also ensure that minors involved in these programmes are protected from radicalisation and provided appropriate psychological and educational support, while holding accountable any individuals or religious groups founding and using children to promote intolerance and encouraging infringement of religious freedom. Protecting children from exposure to hateful rhetoric, militarised drills, and extreme indoctrination is an obligation of the state under national and international law. Under the Child Rights Act and international human rights frameworks, including the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, children have an absolute right to protection from exposure to violence, hate speech, and recruitment or training in paramilitary activities. Using structured youth programmes or religious training groups to instil hostile ideologies compromises the safety of children and undermines freedom of religion.