Nigeria is ranked among countries with the highest number of out of school children by UNICEF as over 10.5 million Nigerian children are not in school currently.
According to the Country Director of the United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Jean Gough, the recent kidnappings and violent attacks had made it difficult for children in northern Nigeria to get education, as thousands of families are fleeing their homes and pulling their children out of school.
Gough made this disclosure on Tuesday in Bauchi while exchanging views with Gov. Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi State at the Government House.
She said that UNICEF was collaborating with some stakeholders to strengthen the newly-introduced Quranic School System to reduce the number of out-of-school children.
It will be recalled that sometime last year, the United Nation’s organisation reported that at least 15,000 children in northern Nigeria had stopped attending classes.
The organisation’s programmes in Nigeria focus on the problems of violence and abuse against children in schools and work to address the issues of girls’ education and out-of-school children.
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