The Borno State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has said it lost 360 of its members to Boko Haram insurgency in the last four years.
State NUT Chairman Bulama Abiso spoke at the distribution of materials to 70 families of slain teachers in Maiduguri, the state capital.
The NUT chief said about 34,000 teachers were displaced across the state following Boko Haram insurgency.
He said the union had registered 36,000 members in the state, adding that scores of others were taking refuge in various camps in Maiduguri.
Abiso said the state chapter of the union donated the materials in collaboration with its counterparts from other northern states.
The gesture, the NUT chairman said, was a palliative for the affected families.
He regretted that the Education sector in the state was worse hit by the Boko Haram insurgency, with the killing of teachers, who he called the custodians of imparting knowledge to children.
Abiso urged the Federal Government to step up operations to end the insurgency in the Northeast.
He said: “We, therefore, appeal to the Federal Government and the security agencies to intensify efforts to end this insurgency.”
He also urged the federal and state governments, non-government organisations (NGOs) and well-meaning Nigerians to assist the teachers in the state. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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