Journalist Femi Owolabi who is currently in Chibok, Borno state, shared
this update. Some schools in the Northern town which were shut down
after constant attacks by terrorist group Boko Haram, have reopened. He
wrote;
Ladies and gentlemen, guests and friends, I feel excited to announce to
you that public primary schools and especially, the Junior Day Secondary
School in Chibok, Borno State, are now opened after years that academic
activities have been shut down due to Boko Haram insurgency.
Many thanks to the Nigerian Army Command in Chibok who has continually
assured us of maximum protection and security for our children.
Sadly, however, after a series of interaction with these kids, I noticed
how academically poor they had become. “Some of them cannot even write
their names correctly again,” one of the teachers, regrettably, told me.
“They’ve been out of school for years, and most of them have been on
the farm with their parents,” he added.
The students whose schools have been opened couldn’t hide their
excitement as they told me they’ve always looked forward to returning to
school. With this development, ladies and gentlemen, guests and
friends, permit me to authoritatively say that we are winning the war!
My reaction when I got to the school and saw it opened? To hell with
Boko Boko, our kids are back in school!
