UN worried about terrorist attacks on schools in Nigeria, pledges support
The United Nations says it is concerned about recurring terrorist attacks on schools in Nigeria.
Terrorists attacked schools in Oyo state over the weekend during which dozens of schoolchildren and their teachers were reportedly kidnapped. Two teachers were reportedly killed.
“We’re, of course, very concerned. We have seen the continued attacks on children, on places of education in Nigeria by extremist groups. As you can imagine, these have devastating impact on the communities,” said Stéphane Dujarric stated.
Mr Dujarric also said the UN secretary-general António Guterres was concerned about terrorists’ activities in parts of Nigeria, following the recent joint U.S.-Nigerian military strikes on ISIS targets in the country.
The UN spokesperson said the UN system in Nigeria has been providing support to strengthen the protection of schools from recurring attacks.
“The UN country team in Nigeria, in all its components, has been working with the government in the impacted region. This is to find ways that we can support and strengthen and help make schools more safe for students,and we will continue to work in that vein,” Mr Dujarric said.
(NAN)
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