Reps to FG: Reopen schools in Borno, Yobe, Adamawa

The House of Representatives on Thursday directed the Federal Government to reopen schools closed in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States following the activities of the Boko Haram sect.

The resolution was sequel to the passage of a motion sponsored on the floor of the House by Hon.  Asabe Vilita Bashir, representing Gwoza/Chibok Federal Constituency of Borno State.

Bashir while arguing the motion titled: “Urgent Need For The Government To Relocate Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) From Schools in Borno State To Enable Schools Reopen,” said the Boko Haram insurgency had been going on since 2009 and that it overran 20 out of 27 local government councils in the state at its peak.

According to her, millions of people lost their ancestral homes, their pride and identity due to the insurgency in the state.

She said: “The government of Borno State had to resettle the internally displaced persons in schools, Hajj and the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) camps, an action that led to the closure of schools for over one year now, leaving the students to be idling away and exposed to social vices.”