…Says Al-Qaeda occupying Borno, North-West NigeriaKayode OyeroThe United States Africa Command has said terrorist groups including the Islamic State, Al-Qaeda, Boko Haram and Al-Shabaab, in the last five years, shut down over 9,000 schools in different African countries including Nigeria. The Chibok and Dapchi incidents have caused the closure of some schools in the North-East region as fears of possible attacks became palpable. “We’ve seen that they’ve taken advantage of this also by closing schools, so they – they take away the future. They eliminate that future by shutting down these schools: over 9,000 schools across Africa shut down; 3,000 in Mali and Burkina Faso. He said, “When it comes to Nigeria in general, Nigeria, obviously, is a critical nation to West Africa.

Source: Punch August 06, 2020 10:41 UTC