From: Femi Oyelola, Kaduna
The spate of insecurity across Nigeria such as kidnapping, armed banditry and cattle rustling has debilitating effects on nomadic education, the Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Nomadic Education, Prof. Bashir Usman, has said.
Addressing the training workshop of Data Collectors on Impact of Conflict and Insecurity in the Implementation of Nomadic Education Programmes on Nomadic Communities in selected North-Central States of Niger, Nasarawa and Plateau, Prof. Bashir, who was represented by the Director, Quality Assurance, Mr. Akin Akinyosoye, lamented that insecurities, including violent communal clashes, sea piracy among others, have led to the loss of many lives and destruction of school facilities.
Prof. Usman said the nomadic education programme was to provide relevant quality and functional basic education of the nomadic population.
