Obinna Chima, Editor, THISDAY Saturday
EDGY OPTIMIST By Obinna Chima
Every school day in Nigeria begins with hope. A mother wakes before dawn to prepare her child. A father sacrifices part of his income to pay school fees because he believes education offers a pathway out of poverty.
Children leave their homes carrying school bags, notebooks and dreams of a better future. Yet, in some parts of Nigeria today, that simple journey to school has become a frightening gamble.
This has been the case in recent times. For instance, Iluke Bunu community in Kogi State this week was greeted with tension and grief by gunmen who killed the Vice Principal of Government Secondary School, Iluke, and a six-year-old child.
