NUT demands Oyo govt closes schools in Ogbomoso zone, declares, ‘an injury to one is an injury to all’
Khalid ABRAHAM
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The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Ogbomoso zone, has asked the Oyo state government to immediately shut down schools in the zone.
In a statement issued by the leadership of the union in the zone, the closing of the schools, it was noted was imperative in view of the critical situation bordering on the bandits’ attack on three schools in Oriire local government area in the zone last Friday, in which a teacher and a student were killed, and the principal of Community High School, Ahoro-Esinele and six other teachers as well as 39 school children including 2 year olds were abducted.
They emphasized that what happened to their colleagues could happen to any of them and that there is need to beef up security in the zone being close to the north which has been the hotbed of terrorism. This is as the union called for the safe return of the abductees.
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“The Nigeria Union of Teachers (Ogbomoso Zone), Oyo State pleads with Oyo State Government that our members should be withdrawn from the class until the situation is curtailed,” the union submitted. “In the same vein, the union requested the imminent return and safe release of our abducted colleagues and learners.”
They disclosed this request is with the backing of the state leadership of the union whom they said visited Ogbomoso today for an emergency meeting and commiserating with the families of some of the victims by paying condolence visits to the families.
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“The NUT working together today with the leadership of our great union during their visit to Ogbomoso pleaded with Oyo State Government to close all schools for now till all abducted persons are released because our lives are no longer safe because an injury to one, is an injury to all,” it was stressed.
In another development a group of teachers in Ogbomoso protested Monday morning making similar demands.
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