By Chhristiana Ekpa
The House of Representatives yesterday asked the Federal Government to urgently implement the Safe Schools Declaration to protect children and teachers in the country from attacks and ensure that their education continues without hindrance at all times. The House also asked the government to expedite action on the safe return of all abducted school children in the country right from the incidents of Chibok school girls to the most recent one at Kankara Town in Katsina State. The House equally wants the government to forward the Safe Schools Declaration to the National Assembly for ratification and domestication.
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Against the backdrop heightened insecurity, especially the recent kidnap of over 300 hundred students in Katsina, senators, yesterday, threatened impeachment and suspension of Budget 2021 Bill to force President Muhammadu Buhari to act on the grave situation in the country.
Also, yesterday, the House of Representatives asked the authorities to urgently implement the Safe Schools Declaration to protect children and their teachers from attacks.
These came as Zamfara State closed boarding schools, northern elders, the Peoples Democratic Party, the Sultan of Sokoto, among others, raised the insecurity alarm to a higher pitch.
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The military is considering many options, including seeking external help, to rescue over 300 schoolboys of Government Science Secondary School (GSSS) Kankara, Katsina State.
A top military officer confided in THISDAY yesterday that one of the options being considered is for the federal government to seek assistance from the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) to launch a rescue bid leveraging on its sophisticated technology for such operation.
Besides, the military also dismissed claims by Boko Haram that it masterminded the abduction of the pupils last Friday.
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By Udora Orizu
The House of Representatives has called on the federal government to expedite action on the safe return of all abducted school children, from the incidents of Chibok to the most recent one at Kankara town in Katsina State.
The House also called on the federal government to urgently implement the Safe Schools Declaration to protect children and teachers from attacks in schools and ensure that their education continues without any hindrance.
It urged the federal government to forward the Safe Schools Declaration to the National Assembly for ratification and domestication.
It further called on the federal government to review the security architecture of the country because of the seeming demonstration of diminishing returns.