The Nigerian Union of Teachers, NUT, has placed its members on standby for a nationwide strike, warning that the escalating insecurity affecting schools has become an existential threat to teachers, non-academic staff and millions of children
NUT President, Titus Amba-Audu, speaking at a media briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, accused the Federal Government of paying lip-service to education security and failing to implement the Safe Schools Declaration fully. He said this neglect has emboldened criminal groups to target schools with increasing frequency.
In the past month alone, armed groups abducted 25 students from Government Girls Comprehensive Science College, Maga in Kebbi State, and another 315 pupils and students from Saint Mary’s Primary and Secondary School in Papari, Niger State. Amba-Audu said the union, like all Nigerians, is outraged.
He condemned the k!lling of a vice principal and a security guard during the attack in Kebbi and said the wave of violence has forced the closure of several schools, putting the future of children at risk. According to him, the attacks highlight the government’s failure to carry out the Safe Schools Declaration and other policies meant to shield learners and educators.
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