Banditry, kidnappings threatening access to education in North — Students

The Student Wing of the Northern Youth Frontiers, NYF, has raised concerns implicit worsening insecurity astir tertiary institutions successful Northern Nigeria, informing that attacks by bandits and kidnappers are threatening entree to acquisition and endangering students crossed the region.

The concerns were contained successful a communiqué issued aft an exigency associated legislature of pupil leaders, field delegates and younker stakeholders from the 19 bluish states and the Federal Capital Territory held successful Abuja.

The communiqué was jointly signed by the National Coordinator of the NYF Student Wing, Ibrahim Bello, and the Secretary-General, Hauwa Abdulaziz.

According to the group, galore tertiary institutions and off-campus pupil communities stay susceptible to attacks, forcing students to unrecorded successful fearfulness portion pursuing their education.

The students called connected President Bola Tinubu to intensify information measures astir campuses and fortify extortion for students crossed the region.

They specifically urged the Federal Government to summation backing for the Safe Schools Initiative and deploy ...