Boko Haram terrorists have killed about 2,295 teachers and displaced 19,000 others in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states between 2009 and 2018.
This was disclosed by the Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Ahmed Audi, on Monday.
He said an estimated 1,500 schools had been destroyed since 2014, with over 1,280 casualties among teachers and students.
Mr Audi revealed this at the flag-off ceremony of the National School Security and Emergency Response Centre in Abuja.
He said, “Statistics however show that about 2, 295 teachers have been killed and 19,000 others displaced in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states between 2009 and 2018 alone, while an estimated 1, 500 schools had been destroyed since 2014, with over 1,280 casualties among teachers and students.
“These violent attacks have a negative effect on teaching and learning thereby reversing our sustainable national development efforts.”
The CG said with the spate of attacks on schools in the country, there is the need for the Federal Government to take extraordinary measures to tackle the menace.
