Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS) Kaduna State chapter, has lamented the killing of over 10 teachers and the kidnap of more than 50 others in 23 local government areas of Kaduna State from January till date.
The union called on Governor Nasir el-Rufai to rescue the teachers and other kidnap victims still in captivity.
The chairman, ASUSS Kaduna State chapter, Ishaya Dauda, made the disclosure and appeal at a world press conference in Kaduna as part of activities to commemorate the 2022 International World Teachers’ day with the theme; “The Transformation of Education Begins with Teachers”.
He said, “More than 10 secondary school teachers were killed and over 50 others abducted from January 2022 till date in Kaduna and the abducted teachers are still in Captivity.”
Dauda lamented that there was no organisation that had been affected by insecurity in Kaduna State, adding that, “the union is fully aware of the insecurity that is threatening the corporate existence of Kaduna State citizens especially in our schools.
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