The Yobe state administration has mandated the closure of all boarding secondary schools in the state in an effort to stop the nationwide wave of kidnappings.
In a statement on Sunday, November 23, Mamman Mohammed, Governor Mai Mala Buni’s Director-General on Press and Media Affairs, revealed this. He stated that the governor and the state’s security officials met to make the decision.
“A notice signed by the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Dr.Bukar Aji Bukar, directed immediate closure of all secondary schools pending improvement in the situation.
Governor Buni called on the people of the state to pray for the leadership, security operatives, peace and improved security in the country.”
Following the kidnapping of students in Kebbi and Niger state, the Federal Government on Thursday ordered the closure of 41 Unity Schools, while the governments of Kwara, Niger, Plateau, Katsina, Taraba, have since reviewed school operations in their states as part of proactive measures to prevent further security breeches.
