FG orders immediate closure of 47 Unity Schools after Kebbi, Niger abductions.
FG has ordered immediate shutdown of 47 Federal Unity Colleges across the country following a string of security incidents, including two mass abductions of schoolchildren in Kebbi and Niger states this week.
The directive is contained in a circular dated 21 November and signed by the Director of Senior Secondary Education, Binta Abdulkadir.
The directive is contained in a circular dated 21 November and signed by the Director of Senior Secondary Education, Binta Abdulkadir.
In mandates principals of the affected schools, most of them in northern Nigeria, to “suspend academic activities and release students with immediate effect.”
Two mass abductions in one week
The closure follows renewed attacks on educational institutions in the North-west and North-central regions.
On Monday, armed men invaded the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in the Danko/Wasagu area of Kebbi State, abducting at least 25 schoolgirls.
The school’s vice principal, Hassan Makuku, was shot dead while attempting to protect the students.
Three days later, on Friday, gunmen stormed St. Mary’s School, a Catholic mission school in Agwara, Niger State, and abducted dozens of pupils and staff. Local officials said up to 52 children might have been taken, though security agencies are yet to release official figures.
