School abductions: Insecurity could reverse gains in education — Borno govt warns

Borno State Government has warned that rising insecurity and renewed schoolhouse abductions could reverse the gains recorded successful the acquisition sector, portion urging parents not to let information concerns to halt them from enrolling and keeping their children successful school.

The entreaty was made during the state’s acquisition acme themed, “Strengthening Safe, Inclusive and Gender-Responsive Education: Building Back Borno Better.”

Speaking aft the summit, the Executive Secretary of the Borno State Education Trust Fund, Grema Terab, said participants astatine the lawsuit reviewed the challenges facing the acquisition assemblage and assessed advancement made successful rebuilding the system.

Terab said stakeholders emphasised the request to fortify information successful schools done aboriginal informing mechanisms susceptible of detecting imaginable attacks earlier they occur. 

He added that participants besides recommended the deployment of members of the Civilian Joint Task Force to schools to heighten information and reassure parents.

He urged parents to proceed sending their children to schoolhouse portion supporting authorities efforts to amended schoolhouse safety.

The Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Abba Wakilbe, said the authorities had made important investments successful the acquisition assemblage done teacher recruitment,...