Campaign against the abduction of over 200 girls by the Islamic sect, Boko Haram took another dimension today as the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) ordered the closure of all primary and secondary schools in the country on Thursday, as members of the union held “Bring back our girls” rallies simultaneously in the 36 states of the federation and Abuja.
According to the President of NUT, Mr. Michael Olukoya, in a statement amid reports that Boko Haram killed 19 people in a village near Chibok on Wednesday morning.
In the statement on Wednesday by Olukoya, who is also a National Conference delegate, the NUT demanded the safe release of the schoolgirls abducted by the sect on April 14.
The statement reads in part, “All schools nationwide shall be closed today (Thursday) which will be our day of protest against the abduction of female students in Chibok and the heartless murder of 173 teachers.
“We remain resolute in our resolve to continue the campaign even as we mourn the death of our colleagues until our girls are brought back alive and the perpetrators of the heinous crime brought to book.
“We demand that both the federal and the respective state governments should exhibit true concern to the families of the 173 teachers – 170 from Borno and three from Yobe State – who lost their lives to the barbaric, uncivilised and wicked acts of terrorists by paying them adequate compensation to assist in soothing their misery.”est include a Vice -President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Mr. Issa Aremu; the Leader of Market Women , Mrs. Felicia Sanni; and a former Peoples Democratic Party Woman, Leader, Mrs Josephine Anenih.
... this is step in the right direction.Isnt it?
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