Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum made this known in a statement on Thursday through his special adviser on communications and strategy, Isa Gusau.
The enrolment of 5,361 orphans who lost their parents to the Boko Haram insurgency in the Monguno Local Government Area of Borno State has been facilitated by the state government. According News Agency of Nigeria, Gusau said, “5,361 orphans aged from seven to 13 were given free uniforms, writing materials and free meals in schools.
“They were registered in the presence of their guardians who gave their biographic details, including places of displacement and indigenous local government. “The 5,361 orphans are part of over 50,000 children either orphaned by Boko Haram or with parents and relations missing as a result of attacks on several communities by Boko Haram since 2009.”
His plans to engage Islamic teachers to teach guardians and other adults who are willing to learn in adult literacy class was also announced. Scholarships from primary to tertiary education for children of Civilian Joint Task Force, hunters, and vigilantes supporting the military in fighting Boko Haram was approved by the Governor.
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