BEVERLY HILLS, CA, October 09, (THEWILL) – Following the gruesome killing of over 60 students of Yobe State College of Agriculture, Gujba, a forthnight ago by gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram members, the Yobe State Government has been asked to move the school from its present location to Damaturu, the state capital.
A group, Get Involved Today, made the call on Wednesday when its leader, Comrade Idris Usman, led other members of the Abuja- based group to Yobe to visit those injured in the school attack and the families of the deceased.
Those visited during by the group include 24-year- old Musa Galadima, who survived the attack and is currently receiving treatment at the Damaturu Specialists’ Hospital.
The group also visited other bereaved families and condoled with them for the death of their loved ones.
Leader of the team used the occasion to call on the state government to beef up security across all schools in the state to prevent further attacks by the insurgents.
He also called on the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) to call off the ongoing strike and approach the issues with the Federal Government through dialogue.
He presented some materials to the students who survived the attack as he condemnedd the action of the terrorists, praying for the quick recovery of the students and the restoration of peace in the state.
The group also visited the family of the slain lecturer of the school, whose wife delivered two days after the attack, urging the wife to take solace in God. The family was also presented with some relief materials with prayers that God should grant the family the courage to bear the loss.
While interacting with some student leaders later during the visit, Usman urged the youths to resist being used by any group against the mutual co-existence of the country and to work assiduously towards finding lasting peace in the country.
“As the attack on schools continues, it is high time government, security agents and all the concerned authorities take the necessary measures that will end these incessant killings,” he said.
