Prioritizing safe schools in Nigeria: A key to sustainable educational development [commentary]
Oladunni A.A. Usman A.H. Afolabi O.E. Wuraola S.F. Opone I.S. Adebayo A. Oladunni N. Olutoye A. Rasak M.A.
March 2025Elsevier Ltd
International Journal of Educational Development
2025#113
Insecurity poses a significant threat to stability and development in Nigeria. In March 2024, the country witnessed a harrowing incident in which over 200 students from Government Secondary School in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna state were abducted. This reminds us of the previous kidnappings of Chibok girls from the Government Girls Secondary Schools Chibok, Borno state, in April 2014 and Dapchi school girls from a government girls’ technical college, Bulaburin in the state of Yobe in February 2018. Kidnappings and abduction for ransom have become a large industry in Nigeria; this marks a devastating turn in the fight against insurgency in Northern part of the country and poses a significant question as to whether or not our schools are still a safe haven for innocent young students. This commentary discusses the impact of insecurity on the education and mental health of children, including key priority areas that are necessary for safety of schools, and protection of innocent lives of the students in Nigeria.
Insurgency , Kidnapping , Nigeria , Safe schools , Students
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