"Kaduna Schools Emerge Stronger After Abduction" - NCYP Chairman
The Chairman of the Northern Christian Youth Professionals (NCYP), Isaac Abrak, witnessed one of their class sessions and was moved by the passion displayed by both pupils and teachers. Despite the trauma caused by attacks on education, the schools have emerged more stronger than ever.
Following the abduction and release of 137 students and pupils in March, at Government Secondary School (GSS) and LEA Primary School in Kuriga community, Chikun Local Government, Kaduna State, the Chairman of the Northern Christian Youth Professionals (NCYP), Isaac Abrak, witnessed one of their class sessions and was moved by the passion displayed by both pupils and teachers. Despite the trauma caused by the attacks on education, the schools have emerged more stronger than ever.
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Rather than succumbing to fear and despair, the community came together to rebuild and strengthen its educational institutions. Government Primary and Secondary School in Kuriga now wear a new look, thanks
to ongoing renovations approved by Governor Uba Sani.
While the schools remain closed during this process, learning persists within the community. UNICEF's support, including radios, chairs, and textbooks, has enabled decentralized classes across Kuriga. Each cluster accommodates 10 students, with sessions held throughout the day.
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"The agenda to take away education from the kids so as to indoctrinate them with bandits, violent extremists cannot work as our children know better. The education sector in Nigeria, especially in the North, has fought a good war," Abrak noted.