Follow Us on Google
From Fred Ezeh, Abuja
The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) has threatened to withdraw its members from schools over rising attack on schools by armed non-state actors particularly in northern Nigerian states .
NUT President, Titus Amba, stated this at a press conference in Abuja, on Tuesday, where he registered the concerns of the teachers about growing attacks on schools and teachers.
He said the decision to withdraw the union members from schools will be considered very soon by the relevant organs of the union for the purposes of safety of its members across the country.
He said: “The recent attacks on our schools is a tragic reminder that teachers and the learners under their care have become an endangered species increasingly subjected to horrific and traumatic attacks and kidnappings which sometimes lead to their untimely death.
Other News
“We wish to state unequivocally that if this ugly trend of inhuman and deadly attacks on schools, teachers and learners persist, the NUT will be left with no other option than to call out all teachers to down tools and sit
at home until their security and safety at all schools are guaranteed.”
He supported the move by state governments to close down schools for safety purposes pending confirmed report of improvement in security situation across the country.
