NUT Akwa Ibom Reopens School, Monday Jan 31.

The Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT,  Ikot Ekpene Branch, Akwa Ibom State, has directed that public primary Schools recently shut down over the alleged unlawful detention of a teacher, Comfort Edet by the Police would re-open on Monday, January 31, 2022.

In a statement signed by the Branch Secretary, Bassey Akpanama, he said its decision to reopen the Schools followed the release of Mrs Edet before the expiration of its 48hours ultimatum to the Police command.

The union advised both teachers and pupils to be security conscious in order to forestall a recurrence of such incidence.

 “May this serve to inform all teachers in public primary schools, in particular, and the general public, at large, that a teacher in Methodist Township School, 34 Chubb Road, Ikot Ekpene, Mrs Comfort Edet, who was unlawfully held in detention by the Officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Ikot Akpan Abia, Uyo has been released, the statement reads:  .

 Recalled that the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) Ikot Ekpene Branch, in a press release entitled dated 26th January, 2022 had directed all teachers/pupils in public primary schools in Ikot Ekpene LGA to embark on operation ‘sit – at – home,’ following the expiration of the 48 hours ultimatum given to Educational Stakeholders and Security Agencies until the innocent teacher is set free from police detention.

“With this development of the sudden free release of the Mrs Edit, less than 24 hours after the union announced the strike, NUT Ikot Ekpene Branch wishes to state that from Monday, 31st January 2022, all public primary schools will be opened for normal academic activities.

“While teachers/pupils are expected to be in their respective schools, they have equally advised to device proactive measures and be security conscious in their schools’ premises in order to forestall impending recurrence of such incidence.