SAN FRANCISCO, June 08, (THEWILL) – Not less than 35 primary schools have been shut down in Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State as a result of attacks by herders on Tiv communities in the southern senatorial district of the state.
The education secretary of Obi Local Government, Ogashuwa Onuku Samuel, made this known to journalists in his office in Obi, headquarters of Obi LGA.
The education secretary gave names of the affected primary schools to include those at Gada Biyu, Nkusu, Mbagwa, Ngbahen, Gidan Onuku, Kuje, Kwaghshir, Usula, Akaha, Uvirkaa, Gidan Aondo, Igboughur, Kertyo, Chiawa, Imon, Apurugh, Ayero, Tsuam, Abiji, Tsamia, Ikposogye, Ushitile, Angwan Mallam,Kayerda, Nomadic, Ubele, Nyitwev, Amachenge, Igbatim, Agon, Abaagu, among others.
“Many primary schools are no longer existing in Obi council area following the displacement of the host communities,” he said.
“The effort by the state government to bring education to its citizens has fallen apart as the number of primary schools are reducing.
“We are into Universal Basic Education Commission’s national personnel audit, but the host communities of these primary schools are not around hence it will affect the population.
“There is need for government to evolve another strategy to intervene in that case to resolve the differences between the two warring parties so that peace may permanently be restored to the communities affected by the crisis in other to bring educational activities back to its normal stage.”
Samuel appealed that any finance that supposed to be used for the development of education activities in southern zone should be forwarded to the rehabilitation of the destroyed primary schools.
