Troops of the 21 Brigade, 7 Division of the Nigerian Army have established a temporary school for children at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Bama town of Borno State using military tents.
The school comprises 6 military tents in which soldiers, not on essential duty, serve as teachers.
Presently, the school has a population of over 3,000 children.
The Brigade has also established a section of adult education for women.
Impressed with the laudable initiative, the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) also assisted the Brigade with 2 additional tents and school bags for the pupils, while Borno State Urban Education deployed a Principal to assist in running the school.
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