Oyo Abductions: Questions Nigerians are asking

Lessons from NUT’s stand on Oyo abductions

The decision by the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Oyo State chapter, to commence an indefinite strike in response to school abductions in the state introduces a new dimension to the persistent crisis of abduction affecting Nigerian schools. The union’s resolute stance on this matter warrants commendation and teachers and other pressure groups from northern Nigeria should learn from this. We observe that since the directive was issued via a j…

Oyo Abductions: Questions Nigerians are asking

By Luminous Jannamike Recently in Esiele, an elderly woman stopped briefly outside a school gate and stared into the compound beyond. The classrooms were open. The blackboards were still hanging where they had always hung. A football lay abandoned near a patch of grass. But there were no children running through the grounds. No teachers calling pupils to order. No morning assembly. Just silence. In communities across Oriire Local Government Area…