Schools are reportedly rejecting students displaced by boko haram terrorists because they do not have vital documents required for admission. 

Government schools in Abuja are turning away hundreds of students displaced by Boko Haram from northern Nigeria, denying them education on the grounds that they are unable to produce the appropriate documents they failed to grab as they fled the rampaging terrorists.

The FCT government secondary schools are demanding the originals of age declaration, birth certificate, testimonials, transfer certificate from the last school and junior school leaving certificate before the displaced students can be given admission.

Denied education, these students have resorted to odd jobs to fill their time and make ends meet. No papers, no education. Back in December 2014, Jeremiah Andrew, 17, and many others ran to Abuja for safety, fleeing repeated Boko Haram attacks in the northeast states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe.

Jeremiah said he fled his village – Gwoza, Borno state – with his uncle when the terrorists attacked.

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SOURCE: #PremiumTimes