The Nigeria Union of Teachers has threatened to shut down schools across the country if another attack occurs in any school, following the recent wave of kidnappings and killings involving teachers and pupils in parts of the country.

There have been attacks on schools in Oyo, Borno and Kebbi resulting in killings and abduction of teachers and pupils.

Gunmen brazenly attacked three Oyo schools (Baptist Nursery and Primary School, Community Grammar School, and LA Primary School), abducting an estimated 39 pupils and seven teachers, while more than 50 pupils of Mussa Central Primary School in Askira-Uba Local Government Area in Borno were also recently kidnapped.

The President of the NUT, Titus Amba, said the union could no longer tolerate the growing insecurity around schools, warning that teachers would be directed to stay away from classrooms if their safety could not be guaranteed.

Speaking with newsmen, Amba, who expressed concern over the worsening security situation in schools, lamented that incidents of banditry, kidnappings and killings had continued despite the Safe School Initiative introduced to protect educational institutions.

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