{"id":72096,"date":"2022-09-11T08:35:09","date_gmt":"2022-09-11T07:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/terrorists-tension-heightens-as-schools-resume-in-fct-others"},"modified":"2022-09-11T09:50:51","modified_gmt":"2022-09-11T08:50:51","slug":"terrorists-tension-heightens-as-schools-resume-in-fct-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/terrorists-tension-heightens-as-schools-resume-in-fct-others","title":{"rendered":"Terrorists: Tension heightens as schools resume in FCT, others"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Following the deteriorating security situation in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, parents and guardians are worried over the safety of students as schools resume for a new academic section on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>DAILY POST recalls that the Federal Government had on July 25, 2022, directed the closure of federal colleges in the nation\u2019s capital over series of terrorists\u2019 attacks recorded in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that the National Examination Council was also directed in July to hasten the conduct of examinations for final-year students in a bid to forestall attacks on those participating in the exercise.<\/p>\n<p>The directive was sequel to an attack on Sheda and Lambata villages, suburbs of Kwali Area Council, near the Federal Government College, FGC, Kwali by terrorists suspected to be members of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP).<\/p>\n<p>DAILY POST reports that the nation\u2019s capital had experienced several security breaches since the unfortunate attack on the Kuje correctional center, where about 150 Boko Haram members and ISWAP fighters escaped.<\/p>\n<p>More worrisome are the Kwali and Bwari Area Councils where bandits and other bloodthirsty criminal elements have been on rampage, killing and kidnapping unsuspecting residents.<\/p>\n<p>Some residents, particularly parents and guidance, who spoke to our correspondents in Abuja yesterday, lamented the spate of killing and kidnapping occurring in some parts of the territory.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Okowa Raymond of Covenant Secondary School, Bwari, said the school\u2019s Parents and Teachers\u2019 Association, PTA, met recently on how students could return to school amid the security threats.<\/p>\n<p>He said while some parents expressed fear that the students may be attacked by bandits, the association resolved to contract security operatives for the safety of both students and teachers.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Raymond said, \u201cOf course, with what is happening in the territory currently, anybody can be scared of what may happen to his or her child in school. Even at home, we are not safe, much more places like school?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I don\u2019t think the management of any school will just sit and watch without making efforts to ensure that their students and pupils are safe. We are doing our best to ensure our safety, but we are still begging the government to do the necessary things. It is our right to be protected\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>A parent, Mrs Monica Adoja said her hope is on God alone, stressing that even the security operatives are no longer secured in any part of the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we stop these children from going to school all in the name of insecurity, posterity will ask us questions that we may not be able to answer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe only leave them in the hands of God. Even the security operatives that we are talking about, are they not also victims? It is only God that can secure our children for us\u201d, she said.<\/p>\n<p>Another respondent, Mr Olawale Adebayo lamented how a nation\u2019s capital had become characterized with such a security threat where vulnerable citizens who cannot protect themselves are left to their fate.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cHow terrorist always penetrate the FCT to unleash attacks on innocent citizens always amazes me. Our children are scared of going back to school but our leaders are busy battling for power. This is sad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have been trying to convince my only child who is schooling at the Federal Government College, Kwali, to resume but the fear of the terrorists\u2019 attack near the school two months ago is still fresh in her mind. This definitely needs to stop\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Public Relations Officer, FCTA Education, Mr Kabir Musa said that the FCT Administration had put up measures across the city to ensure safety of the returning students.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201ceverything has been put in place to ensure the safety of the students. By God\u2019s grace, the boarding students are resuming on Sunday, while the day students will resume on Monday\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Following the deteriorating security situation in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, parents and guardians are worried over the safety of students as schools resume for a new academic section on Monday. 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