Over 500 students have been killed in the last three years of
increasing insurgency attacks perpetrated by the extremist Boko Haram
sect, the Northern Nigeria Students Association has said.
Speaking while honouring a former Military Administrator of Akwa Ibom
State, Yakubu Bako, with the award of, ‘Grand Commander of Northern
Nigeria Students’ on Wednesday, the students said they are disturbed
about the welfare of their members.
The students’ association said hundreds of students remained
critically injured and are currently at various hospitals receiving
treatments. The association said it had become imperative for them to
initiate moves that will help them to overcome the traumatic situations
they face.
The leader of the Northern Students Association, Musa Terrang, said
his group was able to compile the number of students killed through
their committees attached to NEMA and Red Crescent.
He said some of the injured students are now orphans, causing the association to create an endowment fund to cater for them.
Meanwhile, the students said they decided to honour Mr. Bako for his contributions to society.
Responding, Mr. Bako assured the students of his readiness to help
them achieve their goals especially because he also had no one to take
of him while growing up.
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