Schools in Yobe on Monday resumed
normal academic activities 10 weeks after a forced closure due to the
activities of the Boko Haram insurgents.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
recalls that the schools were abruptly shut down after insurgents
killed 29 students and three teachers in two separate incidents.
Seven students and two teachers were
killed at Government Secondary School, Damaturu, while 22 students and two
teachers died at Government Secondary School, Mamudo.
NAN reports that most
public and private schools have reopened, with large turnout of
pupils and students noticed in primary and secondary schools in Damaturu,
the state capital.
Some of the students said they
were excited to be back after the forced closure.
Alkali Usman, a student of Nana
Aisha College, Damaturu, said: “we are happy that peace has returned to the
state and, we are meeting our friends and class mates.
“We are back and prepared for the
examinations that were suspended due to the security challenges and sudden
closure of our schools.”
A parent, who would not want his
name in print, said he was satisfied with the improvement in security situation
in the state, adding, “This has encouraged me to send my wards back
to school”.
He commended the government
for dismantling some security check points in Damaturu, saying it
would “facilitate easy movement especially for parents taking their
children to and from school”. (NAN)
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