Fighting Boko Haram Policy! Schooling At Home, Containers, Tents Suggested For Students In Borno, Yobe, Others

Borno State Governor, Alhaji Kashim Shettima yesterday
revealed that 900 schools have been destroyed and 176 teachers killed in the
last 3years by members of Boko Haram in the State. He made this announcement
yesterday during the inaugural meeting of the Steering Committee of the Safe
Schools Initiative which is aimed at ensuring a smooth implementation of the
safe school project.

The meeting which held at the headquarters of the Ministry
of Finance in Abuja, was attended by the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala,
the Governor of Borno State, Yobe State, Alhaji Dangote, Thisday Newspapers,
Nduka Obaigbena, Director-General National Emergency Management Agency, Alhaji
Sani Sidi, representative of the National Security Adviser; representative of
the National Council of Women’s Societies, Mrs. Edna Azura and a representative
of Adamawa State governor.

Some of the options being discussed by the committee for
immediate implementation are visual, temporary and mobile schools, which are schooling at home, in a box, container and tents. Long term strategies for
rebuilding schools were also discussed.

So far, $20m had been raised for the project with the
Federal Government contributing $10m while investors in the private sector also
provided $10m.