The Principal of Government College, Makurdi, Godfrey Ugudu, on Saturday said the school had received letter from Boko Haram sect threatening to attack the school.
Ugudu, who announced this at a news conference in Makurdi on Saturday, added that the school received two letters which had the same content on 14 May.
“It is true that we saw two letters informing us of the intention of the sect to invade our school on Friday or Monday by Boko Haram.
“The letters were dated May 14, 2014, stating that they were coming either of the two days to abduct our boys whom they would marry to the secondary school girls abducted in Chibok.
“In the letter, we were asked to inform the Mount Saint Gabriel Secondary School opposite us to also get prepared as they promised to invade the place too.’’
According to him, “we immediately alerted the police and the Commissioner for Education. A report has been made to the Governor on the issue.
“The two letters, which were written in pidgin English, were sighted inside one of the classrooms and the second one was slipped into the staff room,” he said.
The principal commended the government and security operatives in the state for their prompt response to the issue.
He said that everything had been done to ensure the safety of the school children, adding that he had informed the Principal of Mount Saint Gabriel.
NAN reports that about 500 out of about 700 students of the college are living in the school while Mount Saint Gabriel is purely boarding school.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Dan Ezeala, confirmed the report and assured that police were on top of the situation. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Devil is a liar, not here in Makurdi. 4rm IORJOR V.T. Makurdi
ReplyDeleteDevil is a liar, not here in Makurdi. 4rm IORJOR V.T. Makurdi
ReplyDeleteDevil is a liar, not here in Makurdi. 4rm IORJOR V.T. Makurdi
ReplyDeleteI am still wondering why a right thinking parents would still allow their children to attend day or boarding secondary schools in the Northern part of this country, abi na by force say Persin must attend school for all these Boko Haram invested States?.......mtscheeeeeeeeewwwwww.
ReplyDeletePls parents b wise the lives of our children r not worth all these killings. God helps us all
this is not true. Some of this news are pure lie.
ReplyDeletePls watch out
ReplyDeletePEOPLE SHOULDN'T BE DISTRACTED BY SUCH TREAT, YOU KNOW EVEN STUDENT'S CAN WRITE THE SAID LETTER AND DROPPED THEM IN THEIR CLASSROOMS JUST TO PANIC FELLOW STUDENTS AND THE SCHOOL AUTHORITY, YOU KNOW HOW STUDENT'S BEHAVE. NONETHELESS IS GOOD THAT THE SCHOOL AUTHORITY HAS NOTIFIED THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY. PEOPLE MUST ORGANISED THEMSELVES STRONGLY AGAINST THIS SAVAGES CALL BH, SINCE THEY DRIVE PLEASURE FROM INTIMIDATING, KILLING AND PUSHING PEOPLE BACK TO STONE AGE. TO COUNTER THAT PEOPLE MUST RAISE AGAINST THEM AND STOP BEING SCARED.AS THE GOVERNMENT CANNOT SAVE US.
ReplyDeleteOne of the weapons of Terrorism is to send fear, panic,anxiety and worries about impending danger.
ReplyDeleteMay God save us. There is an element of truth in any info. If I were a parent, I wud do wat I shud do and govt/security agencies shud do wat they shud do
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