Following the recent spike in abductions, the Kaduna State Government has ordered the closure of all public and private schools in Kajuru Local Government Area of the state. This was contained in a memo dated March 16, signed by Abigail Adze, Commissioner for Schools’ Quality Assurance Authority, and addressed to all principals of public and private schools. It instructed that the schools should close due to the prevailing security situation in the area. Adze said the decision was taken in view of the security challenges in Kajuru LGA of the state. “The director-general, Kaduna state schools quality assurance authority has directed me to inform all Principals and Proprietors of both public and private schools in Kajuru local government area to close down all Schools with immediate effect. (as of today 16th March 2021),” the memo read.
“No school should re-open until you are directed to do so. Be security conscious at all times.”
Last Friday, about 39 students were kidnapped by unknown gunmen who invaded the Federal College Of Forestry Mechanisation in Afaka, Igabi LGA of the state. The gunmen released a video on social media of the victims days later wherein they were seen being tortured while they appealed to the government to rescue them.
On Monday, assailants again attacked UBE primary school at Rama in Birnin-Gwari LGA of the state and abducted some pupils.
The UBE primary school incident was two days after troops of the Nigerian army foiled the attempt of bandits to abduct some students of Turkish International Secondary School in Kaduna.
Mass abductions of students in the northern part of Nigeria have resulted in the closure of schools in Kano, Niger, and Zamfara states.
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