Nigerian students stay home following school attacks
2,175 views · Published 29 March 2014 · 2:36 · Indexed 6 November 2026
Channel: Al Jazeera English · 2014 · News & Politics
Students in northern Nigeria are opting to stay at home after a series of attacks on schools. Boko Haram fighters who reject western education are blamed for killing 700 people since the start the year. Eighty-five schools have been indefinitely closed in Borno state. The most recent school attack was in neighbouring Yobe state. Al Jazeera's Rawya Rageh reports.
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