Adamawa Orders School Closure over Insecurity

Daji Sani in Yola

The Adamawa State Government has announced the closure of 30 boarding Junior Secondary Schools in the state over insecurity.

According to a statement that was signed by the Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Mrs. Wilbina Jackson, yesterday, the closure is to take effect from today (September 6, 2021) till further notice.

The statement added that the move was a proactive measure to ensure the safety of the students in view of the insecurity bedeviling Nigeria.

“The state government’s action came amidst escalating banditry in the country resulting in the kidnap of hundreds of schoolchildren across many states in Nigeria,” Jackson said.

She also said that the four schools exempted from the closure are Government Girls Junior Secondary School (GGJSS), Yola; General Murtala Mohammed College, Yola; Special School Jada and Special School, Mubi.

“The Hon. Commissioner Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, wishes to announce that 30 boarding junior secondary schools out of the 34 schools in the state, have been de-boarded with effect from September 6, 2021. From now henceforth, all the 30 government junior secondary schools are now day schools.

“This became necessary due to the present incessant security challenges faced by the country and owing to students’ tender age, hence the need for them to study under the care of their parents.

“All students from the affected schools are to be placed to the nearest public Junior Secondary Schools within their catchment or domicile areas. Stakeholders, PTA, ANCOPS and others are to ensure compliance with this government policy,” the statement stated.