Nollywood actress Mary Remmy Njoku woke up angry on Tuesday — and she made sure everyone knew it.

The Iroko TV boss took to her Instagram story to slam what she called growing public desensitisation to insecurity in Nigeria. Her target: the abduction of 46 schoolchildren in Oyo State.

"Are we really saying that these kidnapped children are just gone?" she wrote. "That innocent children and toddlers can vanish, and somehow the rest of us are expected to carry on as though nothing happened?"

Njoku questioned whether Nigerians have become so used to reports of kidnappings and bandit attacks that they no longer react. "Have we become so numb to the endless reports of bandits, kidnappings, and insecurity in Nigeria that they barely move us anymore?" she asked. "Is this what we've accepted as normal?"

Her post struck a nerve because it came as the country was still processing the abduction of 46 children in Oyo State. The incident has sparked widespread condemnation, but Njoku argued that the outrage fades too quickly.

"I woke up this morning, Angry, heartbroken, and deeply unsettled."

Njoku isn't alone. Several Nollywood figures have also spoken out. Ruth Kadiri, Funke Akindele, Toke Makinwa, Mercy Eke, Patience Ozokwo, Biola Bayo, Sotayo Gaga, Paul Okoye, Muyiwa Ademola, Adeniyi Johnson, Lateef Adedimeji, Kunle Remi, and Lala Akindoju have all called for urgent government intervention.

They want authorities to secure the release of the children and improve safety in schools. Some criticised the government for failing to prevent the attack.

Njoku's message hit a particular nerve because she used the word "toddlers." The abduction of very young children — some still in diapers — has horrified many Nigerians. But Njoku's point was that horror alone isn't enough.

She said the frequency of such incidents has led many to react with resignation rather than urgency. Instead of demanding action, people scroll past the news and move on.

The Oyo abduction is the latest in a long line of mass kidnappings targeting schools. In 2021, bandits kidnapped over 300 schoolboys in Katsina. In 2022, dozens were taken in Niger State. Each time, there is outrage. Each time, the outrage fades.

Njoku is asking whether that pattern has become the new normal.

Her question is uncomfortable because it forces Nigerians to look at their own reaction. Are people still angry enough to demand change? Or have they accepted that children can be taken and never found?

For now, the 46 children are still missing. Their families are waiting. And Njoku is refusing to let the country look away.