The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), has called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on security.
The union disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, following the abduction of students and teachers of Government Science Secondary School, Kagara, in Niger State by gunmen.
The union which frowned at the incident, appealed to the federal government to adopt different approach in tackling the issue of insecurity as the current strategy is not working.
“We call on the Federal Government to as a matter of urgency declare a state of emergency on security situation in the country,” it said.
“The current strategy deployed by our security agencies fall short of expectation considering that the Kagara abduction has just occurred while the nation is yet to fully contend with the December, 2020 abduction of students in Government Science Secondary School Kankara Katsina state,” it added.
The NUT also stated that such criminal elements have no place in any civilized society.
