The Bauchi State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, has said that 173 teachers were killed by Boko Haram fighters in Borno and Yobe States.
Bauchi State NUT chairman, Danjuma Saleh, said this during a one -day rally organized by the body to press for the release of over 200 schoolgirls abducted by the sect last month.
Saleh, who led the teachers on a protest march on Bauchi streets to the state Government House, said “we demand that the Federal and State Governments must show genuine concern to the families of the 173 teachers.”
He said 170 teachers were killed in Borno, while three lost their lives in Yobe, urging the government to do all they can to bring back the abducted girls alive.
Receiving the teachers on behalf of Governor Isa Yuguda, the Secretary the state Government, Aminu Hammayo, commended the protesting teachers for the peaceful rally and assured that their message will be passed to the governor for onward delivery to President Good Luck Jonathan.
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