KANO (North-West, Nigeria) — A Head Teacher of Yelwa Model Primary school, Dala local government area of Kano state, Umar Aliyu has recounted how thieves invaded their school for five consecutive times and made away with valuable items belonging to the school.
Aliyu recounted the ordeal while speaking with some journalists who were on tour of the facility.
He said within a period of two months he assumed office as the head teacher, the thieves have invaded the school for five consecutive times in the middle of the night.
The Head Teacher said the school is prone to insecurity due to lack of perimeter fence and lack of adequate security guards.
According to him, “As you can see, the school fence is very low and this makes the school very porous to insecurity as it gives way to criminals to access the school premises.
“As you can see, they pierced the ceiling of my office, as well as the computer office where they stole the entire wiring and sockets.
“They have also stolen the school generator, the gas pot of our Samsung refrigerator and our borehole system machine worth N500,000.
“They stole the school computer as well as the school bell,” the Head Teacher said.
Aliyu continued when he said, the school also lacks toilet facility, thereby encouraging open defecation in some parts of the school and which makes it prone to cholera breakout among the pupils.
Meanwhile, the school which has 1,164 pupils is left with only 31 teachers and inadequate chairs.
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