{"id":8995,"date":"2021-07-26T21:03:55","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T21:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=8995"},"modified":"2021-07-26T21:03:55","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T21:03:55","slug":"banditry-kaduna-suspends-schools-resumption-indefinitely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=8995","title":{"rendered":"Banditry: Kaduna suspends schools resumption indefinitely"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Banditry: Kaduna suspends schools resumption indefinitely<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">By AbdulGafar Alabelewe,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Kaduna Government has suspended resumption of schools across local governments of the State until further notice.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Addressing a stakeholders\u2019 meeting on Monday, Governor Nasir El-Rufai explained that government took the decision due to the ongoing aggressive military operation against bandits in most parts of the State.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He informed the meeting attended by members of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) as well as professional and community-based associations that the operation was aimed at flushing the bandits out from their hideouts.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">El-Rufai added the government was committed to protecting vulnerable children from being attacked by fleeing bandits already feeling the superior firepower of the military.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He revealed the military has deployed more troops to the State for the operation and warned residents to be vigilant and mindful of unknown faces in their midst.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He warned that fleeing bandits might infiltrate their communities.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">NMA Kaduna chairman, Dr Aliyu Sokomba, asked the Federal Government to licence the use of firearms for profiled citizens, saying such would enable the people to protect themselves from being attacked by bandits since security forces cannot be everywhere.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Sokomba argued licensing of firearms for citizens has become expedient due to the constant kidnapping of many people, including health workers.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">A gender-based activist, Asma Mirza, stressed the need to deploy technology to the various flashpoints, including the forests and highways.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Source: The nation<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Banditry: Kaduna suspends schools resumption indefinitely By AbdulGafar Alabelewe, Kaduna Government has suspended resumption of schools across local governments of the State until further notice. 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