Borno State Govnor, Babagana Zulum, don tok say insurgency for di state distroy pass 5,000 school buildings and force about 2.2 million pikin comot from school wen di crisis dey worst.

Zulum tok dis one on Sunday for Maiduguri wen e dey open plenti projects wey don finish across di state.

Di govnor tok say di distruction of schools, plus di loss of teachers and school administrators, spoil education for Borno well well.

“Insurgency distroy pass 5,000 school buildings, and wen e dey worst, dem estimate say 2.2 million pikin no dey school, with less than 500,000 wey dey enrolled,” Zulum tok.
“Plenti teachers and school administrators lose dia life wen dem dey do dia work.”

E tok say di work wey im administration dey do to rebuild schools pass just building physical infrastructure, e stress say di goal na also to bring back access to education and confidence for communities wey insurgency affect.

“Today, we don formally open four important projects: di Larawaram Community Senior Secondary School; di Shehu Sanda Kyarimi I Primary and Junior Secondary School; di post office nine-span flyover; and di dualisation of di 2.5-kilometre road, together with five kilometres of drainage,

from Budum Tandari Junction to Kasuwan Shanu,” e tok.
Zulum add: “To rebuild schools pass just building physical structures. Na about to bring back access to education, rebuild confidence for our communities and give our pikin di opportunity to secure better future.”

According to am, di state government invest N46,987,069,675.33 for basic and secondary education between di 2025 and 2026 fiscal years.

“Today’s commissioning na part of dis bigger investment, alongside 136 projects wey don finish and dey wait for commissioning,” e tok.

Di govnor tok say im administration don continue to expand and improve infrastructure for public pre-primary and primary schools across di state.