Insecurity: Scores of schools in 40 LGAs shut down
Insecurity caused by terrorism and banditry has forced the closure of at least 65 schools across northern Nigeria. This disruption is exacerbating the country's out-of-school crisis and increasing risks of child labor and radicalization.
Why it matters
The loss of educational access for thousands of children threatens the long-term socio-economic stability and development of the region.
Layer 1 •Three states worst hit as non-state actors disrupt learning •Experts warn closures worsening out-of-school crisis, child labour, early marriage, radicalization
By Nnamdi Ojiego, Musa Ubandawaki, Umar Yusuf, Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo, Peter Duru, Ndahi Marama, Golok Nanmwa, Haruna Aliyu, Yauziyya Lawal & Maryam Usman
At least 65 secondary and primary schools have been shut or rendered non-functional by insecurity across northern Nigeria, findings by Sunday Vanguard have shown, with the closures cutting across dozens of local government areas and leaving thousands of children without normal access to classroom education.
Affected schools are spread across Sokoto, Benue, Plateau, Borno, Kaduna and Kebbi, while insecurity has also disrupted academic activities in parts of Katsina, Adamawa and other northern states.
The closures have been triggered by terrorist and bandit attacks, abductions, displacement of communities and fears of further attacks on pupils, students and teachers.
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