By Kasim Isa Muhammad
Former Senator Shehu Sani has stated that the security challenges facing northern Nigeria were more severe under former President Muhammadu Buhari than under current President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Sani made this assertion while speaking at the 40th anniversary and reunion of the ’84 set of Kagara Old Boys Association, an organization of former students of Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State.
According to Sani, the security situation in the region has improved under the current administration, with many top terrorists having been eliminated by security forces.
He expressed optimism that the security challenges would be completely addressed if the government demonstrates the necessary commitment.
Sani highlighted the series of attacks on schools during the Buhari administration, including the invasion of Government Science College, Kagara, which was shut down in 2021 after bandits attacked the school and abducted students.
He emphasized the need for the government to take education seriously, particularly in northern Nigeria, which lags behind in education and has the highest number of out-of-school children.
The Chairman of the Association, Ja’afar Tukur, also expressed the old students’ dissatisfaction with the deplorable state of the college, urging the federal and state governments to jointly address banditry and insurgency.
He noted that the old students had been responsible for the school’s infrastructure for the past 10 years but that the current situation in Kagara was beyond their control.
Government Science College, Kagara, has been shut down and converted into a military camp since 2021 following the attack and kidnapping of students and teachers by bandits.
TCR reported that the old students are advocating for the reopening of the school and the improvement of security in the area.
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