Boko Haram killed 173 teachers in Borno – Yobe NUT
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT),
Bauchi State chapter has disclosed that 173 teachers have been killed by
Boko Haram insurgents in Borno and Yobe states. State Chairman
of the union, Danjuma Sale, disclosed this while speaking during a one-day
protest for the release of the over 200 girls abducted by Boko Haram
insurgents last month in Chibok , Borno State.
Addressing the crowd of teachers,
who marched on Bauchi streets to the Government House, Sale said:
“We demand that both the Federal and the respective state governments exhibit
true concern for the families of the 173 teachers, 170 in Borno State and
three in Yobe State, who lost their lives to the barbaric, uncivilised and
wicked act of terror by paying them adequate compensation to assist in
soothing their misery.”
Sale advised the Federal Government
to do all it could to bring back the abducted girls safe and alive, by
demonstrating enough social responsibility and concern to guarantee security of
lives and property in the land, which is the primary responsibility of any
responsible government.
He appealed to the Federal
Government to provide conducive and peaceful atmosphere for learning to both
teachers and students in what they called, the vulnerable political
environment in the country.
Receiving the teachers on behalf of
Governor Isa Yuguda , the Secretary to the Bauchi State Government,
Alhaji Aminu Hammayo, flanked by the Chief of Staff, Bauchi Government House,
Alhaji Abdulkadir Ibrahim, commended the protestants for being peaceful and
pledged to deliver their message to the governor, who would take the letter to
President Jonathan.
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