Insecurity: Reopen schools in Dapchi, others – Group tells Yobe govt

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A non-governmental organisation, the North East Youth Initiative for Development has urged the Yobe State government and security agencies to reopen and secure Government Girls Science and Technical College, (GGSTC) Dapchi, Federal Government College, Buni Yadi, and other schools closed due to security challenges.

The Executive Director of the Initiative, Comrade Dauda Muhammad Gombe, gave the charge at the validation meeting on the draft of the State’s Policy for Safety, Security and Violence-Free School.

Comrade Gombe said, “Our responsibilities as civil societies is always to advocate and to support the government in achieving its aims.

“We are still discussing with the government and pushing to find a suitable place for these schools (GGSTC, Dapchi and Federal Government College, Buni Yadi.”

Commenting on the policy draft, Gombe said the policy was saddled with the responsibility of coordinating safety and security responses against violence in schools and host communities in the state.

He added that in a bid to secure schools and schoolchildren, the policy had engaged different stakeholders, including teachers, private security guards, vigilantes, and local hunters to help tackle the insecurity in the schools.

Recall that suspected Boko Haram insurgents on February 19, 2018, attacked Government Girls Science and Technical College (GGSTC) Dapchi, in Bursari Local Government Area of Yobe State and abducted many students.

The insurgents also attacked Federal Government College, Buni Yadi, Gujba local government area of the state on February 24, 2021.

They killed scores of students in the late-night attack and destroyed 24 buildings.

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