{"id":200716,"date":"2021-09-03T18:33:18","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T16:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/statement-from-peter-hawkins-unicef-nigeria-representative-on-another-school-attack-in-zamfara-state-northwest-nigeria?lang=en"},"modified":"2021-09-03T18:33:18","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T16:33:18","slug":"statement-from-peter-hawkins-unicef-nigeria-representative-on-another-school-attack-in-zamfara-state-north-west-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/statement-from-peter-hawkins-unicef-nigeria-representative-on-another-school-attack-in-zamfara-state-north-west-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement from Peter Hawkins, UNICEF Nigeria Representative, on another school attack in Zamfara State, north-west Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/5f76da0e4a7c44c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/5f76da0e4a7c44c\" alt=\"UNICEF Nigeria\" style=\"max-width:500px\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/download\/5f76da0e4a7c44c\">Download logo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>UNICEF said it is horrified by yet another attack on an educational institution in Nigeria, following the abduction of 100 students and a teacher of Government Day Secondary School Kaya in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State, north-west Nigeria, yesterday.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Of the abducted students, 23 students escaped and returned home &ndash; two of them with bullet wounds. The abducted students are aged between 14 and 19.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We strongly condemn this attack, which has happened just a few days after kidnapped students of a school in Niger State, north-central Nigeria, were freed,&rdquo; said Peter Hawkins, UNICEF Representative in Nigeria. &ldquo;We call on the authorities to take expedited action to rescue these students and reunite them with their families.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We reiterate that attacks on schools and abduction of learners are a gross violation of children&rsquo;s rights, and a horrific experience for children to go through &ndash; one which could have long-lasting effects on their mental health and overall well-being,&rdquo; said Peter Hawkins.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Schools must be safe; no child should experience any harm because they went to school, and no parent should come to grief for sending their children to learn,&rdquo; said Hawkins.<\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of UNICEF Nigeria.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/\">Source: Africa Newsroom &#8211; APO<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download logo UNICEF said it is horrified by yet another attack on an educational institution in Nigeria, following the abduction of 100 students and a teacher of Government Day Secondary School Kaya in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State, north-west Nigeria, yesterday. 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