Farmers/herdsmen clashes in Benue state has led to the closure of 12 schools - NCNE
- The clashes between herdsmen and farmers is having a negative effect on education, according to the National Commission for Nomadic Education
- Its executive secretary said the clashes in Benue state alone had led to the closure of 12 out of the 24 nomadic schools in the state
The National Commission for Nomadic Education (NCNE) on Tuesday, March 6, complained over the adverse effects of clashes between herdsmen and farmers on nomadic education across the country, The Punch reports.
Prof. Bashir Usman, the executive secretary, disclosed this at a workshop for nomadic teachers in the South-South region held in Benin, Edo state.
He said: “The conflict is definitely affecting child enrolment in nomadic schools, particularly in Benue State. We have 24 nomadic schools there; 12 of them have been shut down completely due to the conflict and they have all moved to Nasarawa State.
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“The other 12 schools that are not affected are fishers and migrant primary schools. But the 12 nomadic schools have been completely shut down now.”
The executive secretary explained that the workshop was organised to train teachers in the region on the use of curriculum guides, record keeping, multi-grade teaching techniques as well as guidance and counselling.
“Until we train and retrain teachers, the quality of output will definitely not be qualitative. Guidance and counselling is particularly important to us because it will help the teachers to counsel some of the pupils, who have been traumatised in the conflict, so that they can fit into the society," he added.
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that twenty four people, mostly women and children, were, on Monday, March 5, killed in a fresh crisis at Omusu Edimoga in Okpokwu local government area of Benue state.
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The council chairman, Olofu Ogwuche, stated this while conducting state governor, Samuel Ortom, round the affected community on Tuesday, March 6.
The governor and members of state security council had visited Omusu Edimoga for an on-the-spot assessment, Punch reports.
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