President Buhari has said that 12 million children in the country are traumatized and afraid of going to school due to the rate of abduction in the country.

The President disclosed this during the opening of the Safe School Programme in Abuja on Tuesday, October 26.

Represented at the event by his Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, the President also said it had been tough dealing with security challenges in the country

“The incessant attacks on the country’s education system such as kidnapping, abduction of pupils/students, increased activities of insurgence and general insecurity in our schools have exacerbated many factors responsible for the growing number of out-of-school children.
It is disheartening to note that even when the abducted students are released, the trauma of the incidences remain long in their minds; hence the plan to have teachers trained on psycho-social support.
There are more than 12 million children currently traumatised and afraid of going to school, especially the girl child.

I must tell you that it has been tough dealing with these security challenges and their effect. Moving forward, our faith in the nation is unshaken. We have been strong, determined and robust in order to enhance the security of learning institutions.

Permit me to share with you a report released by S.B Morgen which revealed that a total of 1,462 learners and education personnel were abducted between 1st December 2019and September 2021 in school-related abductions, as well as home and community-related abductions of learners and teachers.

A total of 17 lives of teachers and learners have been lost in these abductions. On the other hand, for learners currently in school, the fear and trauma created by having their fellow students and friends attacked has impacted negatively on the quality of schooling as concentration and attention span for learning in such conditions have certainly waned.”the President said

The past and the present security challenge has made the students especially those in core North to be afraid of attending schools which is another effect of low learning

I believe this administration is trying to reduce insecurity to the barest minimum but more should be done, service Chiefs should also be charged to do more to protect the lives and properties of Nigerians.

Saying it Brazenly.
i don't even think he's concerned about the detriment his government has brought to the country

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This stupid dullard again ?. Must he embarrass himself and his fellow abokis like this everytime?. The Afonjas who.brought us this nonsense will apologise to Jonathan very soon when the abductions start in the west .

Why will they not be afraid.

Even Agege Bread is now N200.

Why will innocent children waste their energy trekking to a school where they won't learn anything. Only to trek back and sleep with empty stomach.

The 12 million children are even more sensible than FG.

HOLLY GRAM I STILL DEY ASK, WHICH WAY NIGERIA, WHICH WAY NAIJA.. GONE AR DOES DAYS.. WTF MAN