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October 19, 2019 Issue 2
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Nigerian Police Rescue More Than 60 From Abusive School
President of Nigeria orders disbanding of centers practicing maltreatment
People with chained legs are pictured after being rescued by police in Nigeria (Reuters)
In northern Nigeria 67 men and boys were freed by police from an Islamic school said to have been keeping the students “shackled with chains” and enduring “various inhuman and degrading treatments.” The students ranged in ages seven to 40. This is the second time in weeks authorities have conducted such a raid, with more than 300 male students rescued last month from a school in a neighboring state.
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to put an end to the abusive institutions. A spokesperson said, “Mr. President has directed the police to disband all such centers and all the inmates be handed over to their parents.”
Claiming the school used teaching as a cover for the mistreatment, student Lawal Ahmed told Reuters, “"Beating, abusing and punishment, this is what they always did to us here.” Parents often enroll their children in these types of boarding schools in an attempt to curb unruly behavior.
Police said the owner of the facility and two teachers were arrested. Many of the 67 inmates were taken to a hospital for treatment.
