NIGERIA CATTLE HERDERS FORCES OVER 20000 NIGERIA CHILDREN OUT OF SCHOOL.
MAKURDI—CHAIRMAN of Benue State Universal Basic
Education Board, SUBEB,
Rev. Philip Tachin, has said that over 20,000 primary school children have been forced out of school in the state since the beginning of 2018 as a result of the incursions of armed militant herdsmen in several communities. He explained that of the number, close to 18,000 were taking refuge in various Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, camps established by the state government to cater for the needs of victims of the crisis.
Tachin made the disclosure at the weekend shortly after he led members of the board’s management team on an inspection of completed and ongoing primary school projects constructed under the Benue State government and the Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, intervention fund.
Rev. Philip Tachin, has said that over 20,000 primary school children have been forced out of school in the state since the beginning of 2018 as a result of the incursions of armed militant herdsmen in several communities. He explained that of the number, close to 18,000 were taking refuge in various Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, camps established by the state government to cater for the needs of victims of the crisis.
Tachin made the disclosure at the weekend shortly after he led members of the board’s management team on an inspection of completed and ongoing primary school projects constructed under the Benue State government and the Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, intervention fund.

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