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How Insecurity Affect the Eduation In Borno
Borno is one of the states in Nigeria and it is situated in the Northern part of the country. By the word insecurity, we mean lack of inadequate protection and fortification of lives and properties. Education means systematic training with the aim of bringing a positive change in an individual, reducing poverty and eliminating ignorance.
Insecurity in Borno State began in the year 2009 in Maiduguri the capital city as a result of quarrel between members of the Jama'atul Alus Sunnah li-dawati wal Jihad (popularly known as Boko Haram).
The insecurity situation escalated like a bush fire after the leader of Boko Haram – Muhammad Yusuf was killed in the hands of policemen. Muhammad Yusuf was captured by the Nigeria Army. Thereafter, he was handed over to the State Commissioner of Police alive. He was in the police custody for few days and later sent to meet his ancestors.
In a bid to revenge the death of Sheifah the members engage in gorilla fight with military and paramilitary men. They quickly attacked them and disappear into the nearby neigbourhood.
When their action, affected the villagers and citizens, then the citizen tried to be given supportive information to the military.
Consequently, the Boko Haram become wicked and notorious as to attack school to kill and massacre the school children without mercy.
In Borno State, northeastern Nigeria, have stopped attending classes since February 2013, according to a Borno State Ministry of Education official who preferred anonymity, as Boko Haram extremists continue a wave of attacks on state schools. Most of the children are primary school students according to the official. Thus far Boko Haram has burned or destroyed 50 of the state's 175 schools, he said. Teachers in the state confirmed the estimate.
Students are staying at home for fear of attack, or are being transferred to private Islamic Schools, known in the North as Islamiya. On 6th May, 2013 State Schools officially reopened following a six-week break, but many have stayed closed, as officials and teachers fear attack.
Book Haram gunmen had initially targeted schools – most of them primary at night, detonating grenades and home-made explosives or dousing classrooms with gasoline and setting them alight, according to military and education officials.
But on 18th March, Boko Haram shifted tactics, attacking four schools in Maiduguri, Capital of Borno State. (Population 4.17 million, according to the 2006 Census,), in broad daylight, killing four teachers and seriously injuring four students.
On 9th April, suspected Boko Haram members killed two school teachers in their homes, and four officials of the Borno State Feeding Committee, which runs a primary and secondary school feeding programme, while they were on an inspection tour of schools in Dikwa Town, Borno State.
The shift to direct attacks on educators and students has rattled teachers, leaving many too frightened to go to work.
"We have been asked to resume classes but we are too afraid to return despite the stationing of a military post outside the school", said Hajara Modu, a school teacher at customs primary school in Maiduguri.
Secondary school enrolment is solely 28 percent in Borno State the lowest in the country, according to a 2010 Nigeria Education Data Survey.
Modu Buzu Umar, a father of four students attending Sanda Kyarimi Secondary School, one of the four schools affected in the 18th March, 2013 attacks, said, I want my children to attend school but they can only do that if they are alive ….. I can't allow them to go to school in this atmosphere of fear when schools are burnt and gunmen open fire during classes.
Many parents see the safest option as Islamic schools, which have seen a shard rise in enrolment over recent months. These are private religious schools which teach an Islamic Education, though some include English and Maths in the curriculum.
Given the demand, fees at some Islamic schools have also increased by 300 percent since the beginning of the year in some cases, according to parent Alhaji Hassan Umar. He used to pay US. $1.90 per month to educate his two children but the fee is now $7.60.
The school district worst-affected by the arson attacks include Old Maiduguri City and other local government areas which include Marte, Kala-Balge, Gamboru Ngala and Mobar- in the Northern part of Borno on the border with Cameroon & Chad, where Boko Haram has a strong presence.
Many students from these areas have been taken neighbouring Dikwa District to take their May and June Exam, protected by a heavy military detail.
The government has deployed soldiers in at-risk schools across the state but some parent fear this puts their children in yet more danger.
"The presence of Soldier makes them more prone to attack by Boko Haram which considers the military as their main enemy," said Muhammad Umar, a resident of Gwange Quarters in Maiduguri City where all the schools in the area have been burnt; his three children are at home.
Attacks on schools violate children's right to education, as well as a number of human rights. In situation of conflict, they may also violate.
The schools in Borno state are closed down for five-month ordered by the state Government due to the fearness to be attack by Boko Haram member.
Student writing WAEC in Northern part of the state are all brought to Maiduguri to write their exams. Some parent refused to allow their children to go for the exam, due fearness of sudden attack by Boko Haram.
After few weeks girls abducted by suspected Boko Haram insurgent from a school in Borno state in nearby twice the figure givern earlier by the school and the state officials. The Girls were abducted from government girls secondary school Chibok to week age. The school principal announced soon after the abduction that 129 students were taken but that some escaped. Borno sate Government Kashim Shettima visited the school the principal and distraught parents Said, the number of girls missing stands at 234 while those that escaped from their abductors are 39. Parent who heard of the governor's visit thronged the venue of the meeting and filed 234 complaints of missing school girls. An official who preferred not to be named explained that the mix-up arose because art student who had finish their examination did not leave the school as previously through the official said; from what; learnt there were 129 science student at the hostel. They had not completed their exams and were expected to remain in the hostel. Then there were over 105 art subject student who had completed their examination and were expected to leave the hostel in the evening of that day hours before the attack unknown to the dormitory master, the art student remained at the hostel and were part of those abducted. The man gave his record of 129 Science Student as those abducted not knowing there were more one of the parent Shettima Haruna, who spoke during the governor's visit yesterday said; 234 girls are still missing while only 39 were reunited with their parent we have been having sleepless nights for nearly 10days-since the day our innocent daughter were taken away. We waited patiently to see what the custodians of security would do but we could no longer endure. We surround courage and visited Sambisa forest to rescue our daughter but our effort did not yield result because of the complexity of the forest.
Said, Boko Haram Insurgent attack there School College of Science and Technology Education Umar Ibn Ibrahim Elkenemi Bama (Bocus Bama) in 7th May, 2013, were more than 700 student tracking from Bama to Gwoza a distance of 56 kilometeres. This also affect the education background of a child whose parent have witness this sudeen attach will not allow his sons to attend school in this atmosphere of fair where killing and abduction of school student is common.
The schools in Borno State are closed for Five-month announce on ………March, 2014, by the government official –due to fearness to be attack by Boko Haram Member.
The student that are writing WAEC in the Northern part of the state are all now in Maiduguri writing their examination some parent refused to allow their children to go for the exam due to fearness of sudden attack.
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