The Kaduna State Government says all primary and secondary schools across the state will remain close until security situation.

The state’s Commissioner for Education, Shehu Muhammad, stated this in Kaduna at a joint press conference with the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan.

Muhammad said that the press conference was organized to dispute the fake news going round that schools were directed to reopen for third term on August 9.

He explained that the schools were earlier scheduled to reopen on August 9, but that the ministry was not given the clearance due to ongoing security operations across the state.

According to the commissioner, the state government on August 6 announced the postponement of school resumption till further notice as advised by security agencies.

The commissioner advised all public and private schools, including federal government schools, to abide by the directive or face the wrath of the law.

He said that the closure was in the best interest of the pupils and students to ensure their safety, following series of attacks on schools by bandits and kidnappers.

On his part, Aruwan said that security agencies were currently carrying out operations against bandits to improve the security situation in the state, adding that the closure of the schools was to secure the lives of pupils, students, teachers and other stakeholders in the education sector.


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