UN expresses concern over terrorist attacks on Nigerian schools

The United Nations has expressed concern over the repeated terrorist attacks on schools in Nigeria.

UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric conveyed this sentiment in a reply to the Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) regarding recent coordinated assaults on multiple schools across the country.

NAN reports that armed groups targeted schools in Oyo State over the weekend, during which dozens of students and teachers were reportedly abducted.

Two teachers were also said to have been killed by the suspected terrorist groups.

“We’re, of course, very concerned. We have seen the continued attacks on children, on places of education in Nigeria by extremist groups,” Dujarric said.

“As you can imagine, these have devastating impact on the communities.”

Dujarric added that UN Secretary‑General António Guterres shares this concern about terrorist activity in parts of Nigeria, especially after the recent joint U.S.–Nigerian military strikes on ISIS targets in the country.

The UN spokesperson noted that the UN system in Nigeria has been working to strengthen the protection of schools against repeated attacks.

“The UN country team in Nigeria, in all its components, has been working with the Government in the impacted region,” Dujarric said. “This is to find ways that we can support and strengthen and help make schools more safe for students, and we will continue to work in that vein.”

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