A civilian joint task force member stands guard at a checkpoint in Maiduguri, Nigeria, May 22, 2014. REUTERS/Joe Penney

The Borno State government, yesterday, promised adequate security cover for pupils and teachers as schools in the state resumed this week, nine months after schools were shut over the Boko Haram insurgency. The closure affected teaching and learning in 1, 357 primary schools in the state. The security assurances will also be complemented with the flagging off of distribution of free school uniforms, text and exercise books, as well as meals by the state government. These were disclosed by Dr. Mohammed El- Nur Dongel, Chairman of Borno State Primary Schools