THURSDAY: 2nd September, 2021: Ibironke Adeagbo, a former director at the British Safety Council, has asked the British Government to utilize advanced technology to assist Nigeria in overcoming the ‘horrific’ school abductions taking place in northern Nigeria.
Adeagbo, while reacting to the latest kidnapping of students at the Government Secondary School, Kaya in Zamfara State, where up to 73 students were kidnapped on Wednesday, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Thursday.
She called on Britain not to watch helplessly as the country it brought to existence, Nigeria, “passes through a depressing phase with incessant kidnappings and snapping of innocent school kids from classrooms.
Adeagbo stated, “I call on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to come to the rescue by deploying advanced British technology to tackle and end these shameful events in Northern Nigeria.
“The latest kidnapping in Zamfara State is deeply disturbing and Britain should not watch while these tragedies unfold endlessly and leave our kids ruined and parents devastated.’’
“This is the time for the British Government to rise to the challenge and help one of the key nations of the Commonwealth of Nations that has been in deep trouble over the years.
“Kidnapping of innocent school children is totally unacceptable. Humanity must rise to the challenge and crush this problem which is destroying the future of young people.
“Nigeria needs help and the current tragic events in the country should not be allowed to fester because future generations of the country will be worse for it,’’ Ibironke Adeagbo, Chief Executive Officer of UK charity, IA-Foundation, said.
Reiterating her appeal, she said that government should close down schools in ungoverned communities in Nigeria, especially in the north, where jihadist groups, Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa are active.
Speaking further, Adeagbo, who is also the Chairperson of the Education Committee of the Nigeria-British Business Forum, insisted that there was nothing wrong with the Nigerian Government reaching out to other countries for aid in its moment of distress.
She said, “The Nigerian situation has been going on for over a decade and thousands of innocent lives, especially women and children have been lost needlessly. Humanity is worse for it.’’
Adeagbo, who is also a member of various UK charities, pleaded with Nigerians in the diaspora to induce their host countries to assist Nigeria in whatever way possible, to pull the “Giant of Africa’’ out of the woods.
According to her, the Education Committee of the Nigeria-British Business Forum had been engaging with the Nigerian government over the years to find common ground for development, especially in the education sector.
Minister of State for Education, Mr. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, said the records show that no fewer than 1,000 children have been kidnapped in Nigeria since December, 2020, forcing many kids to stay out of school, making Nigeria the country with the highest number of out-of-school children in Africa.
(NAN)
Britain should aid Nigeria over Dreadful school Abductions
Ibironke Adeagbo, a former director at the British Safety Council, has asked the British Government to utilize advanced technology to assist Nigeria in overcoming the ‘horrific’ school abductions taking place in northern Nigeria.
Adeagbo, while reacting to the latest kidnapping of students at the Government Secondary School, Kaya in Zamfara State, where up to 73 students were kidnapped on Wednesday, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Thursday.
She called on Britain not to watch helplessly as the country it brought to existence, Nigeria, “passes through a depressing phase with incessant kidnappings and snapping of innocent school kids from classrooms.
Adeagbo stated, “I call on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to come to the rescue by deploying advanced British technology to tackle and end these shameful events in Northern Nigeria.
“The latest kidnapping in Zamfara State is deeply disturbing and Britain should not watch while these tragedies unfold endlessly and leave our kids ruined and parents devastated.’’
“This is the time for the British Government to rise to the challenge and help one of the key nations of the Commonwealth of Nations that has been in deep trouble over the years.
“Kidnapping of innocent school children is totally unacceptable. Humanity must rise to the challenge and crush this problem which is destroying the future of young people.
“Nigeria needs help and the current tragic events in the country should not be allowed to fester because future generations of the country will be worse for it,’’ Ibironke Adeagbo, Chief Executive Officer of UK charity, IA-Foundation, said.
Reiterating her appeal, she said that government should close down schools in ungoverned communities in Nigeria, especially in the north, where jihadist groups, Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa are active.
Speaking further, Adeagbo, who is also the Chairperson of the Education Committee of the Nigeria-British Business Forum, insisted that there was nothing wrong with the Nigerian Government reaching out to other countries for aid in its moment of distress.
She said, “The Nigerian situation has been going on for over a decade and thousands of innocent lives, especially women and children have been lost needlessly. Humanity is worse for it.’’
Adeagbo, who is also a member of various UK charities, pleaded with Nigerians in the diaspora to induce their host countries to assist Nigeria in whatever way possible, to pull the “Giant of Africa’’ out of the woods.
According to her, the Education Committee of the Nigeria-British Business Forum had been engaging with the Nigerian government over the years to find common ground for development, especially in the education sector.
Minister of State for Education, Mr. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, said the records show that no fewer than 1,000 children have been kidnapped in Nigeria since December, 2020, forcing many kids to stay out of school, making Nigeria the country with the highest number of out-of-school children in Africa.
(NAN)
