Duol Kun Thian says the schools will be handed over to the government next week.

Last month, thousands of returnees in the area complained of a lack of primary and secondary schools for their children.

The schools in Nasir were reportedly destroyed or damaged during the years of conflict since 2013.

The commissioner told Eye Radio that schools will be reopened in the area this academic year.

“Most of the primary schools are now at the finishing stage with the exception of a few, the rest will be handed over this week,” Commissioner Duol Kun told Eye Radio.

“We have six schools in total in Nasir town and four of them are being constructed by organizations which we requested to fund the reconstruction. They were built with bricks and iron sheets. They are the permanent ones.

“We also got funds from UNICEF to construct two secondary schools but they have not availed the funds yet to commence the work. From next week, the completed schools will be handed over to us.”

The projects are funded by Adventist Development and Relief Agency ADRA and other organisations.

UNICEF pledged to construct two Secondary Schools and a Training College where teachers could take training, but didn’t commence yet.