Insecurity: Yobe Govt Directs Closure Of All Boarding Sec Schools

By Sani Gazas Chinade Damaturu 

Yobe state government has directed the closure of all boarding secondary schools in the state as a proactive measure to safeguard students in the schools.

In a press statement by Mamman Mohammed, who is the DG, Press and Media Affairs to the Governor, it said that the decision followed the outcome of a security meeting between the Governor (Dr) Mai Mala Buni and Security Chiefs in the state, reviewing security incidences in schools at some parts of the country.

A notice signed by the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Dr. Bukar Aji Bukar, directed the 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.