· Security agencies foil kidnapping of 307 Kaduna pupils, prevent attack on FAAN quarters

No fewer than 618 schools have remained closed in six northern states over the fear of attack and abduction of pupils and members of staff, according to a tally by THISDAY.

Also, barely three days after the abduction of 39 students of the Federal School of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna State, security agencies on Saturday rescued 307 pupils of Government Secondary Science School (GSSS) Ikara, Ikara Local Government Area of Kaduna from bandits who attempted to kidnap them from their school.

Security forces also repelled attempts at fresh attack on the senior staff quarters of the Federal Airport Authority (FAAN), Kaduna, where 11 people were abducted about two weeks ago.

The six states where some schools have remained closed are Sokoto, Zamfara, Kano, Katsina, Niger and Yobe.

In Sokoto, the state government has closed all boarding schools along border towns.

The state Commissioner for Security and Career Affairs, Col. Garba Moyi (rtd), said the measure was to avoid the abduction of pupils just as it happened in Katsina, Niger and Zamfara States.

He added that the state Governor, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, had directed the state commissioner for education to merge those schools with the ones in towns.

According to him, schools affected include those in Sabon Birni, Isa Rabah, Kebbe, Tangaza and Gudu local government areas.

THISDAY gathered that 16 boarding schools were affected.

The Zamfara State Government also closed boarding schools along the border towns after the Jangebe incident.

In a reaction to the abduction of 279 pupils of Government Girls Secondary School in Jangebe, Talata Mafara LGA, Governor Bello Matawalle had shut down 10 schools along the borders with Sokoto and Katsina States.

The state Commissioner for Education, Mr. Ibrahim Abdullahi, listed the 10 affected schools as Government Secondary Schools in Zurmi; GSS Birnin Magaji, (boarding) and G.A.S.S Zurmi (boarding); G.G.S.S Moriki (boarding); Science Secondary School Shinkafi (boarding); Science Secondary School, Dansadau (boarding); Science Secondary School, Bukkuyum (boarding); G.D. S. S Nassarawa Mailayi (day); G.D.S.S Gusami (day), and G.D.S.S Gurbin Bore (day).

In Katsina, the state government had initially shut down all its 38 boarding schools after the abduction of 344 pupils of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara.

But the Commissioner for Education, Prof. Badamasi Lawal, later announced the reopening of four out of the 38 boarding schools after a meeting with zonal inspectors of education and permanent secretaries.

He listed the four boarding schools which reopened on March 2 as the Command Secondary School, Faskari; Command Girls Secondary School, Barkiya; Command Secondary School, Musawa and Police Secondary School, Mani.

The commissioner explained that male pupils in the remaining 34 boarding schools should report to the nearest day secondary school in their location to continue with their studies, while female students should remain at home until the security situation in the state improves.

The Kano State Government also closed four tertiary institutions and 12 secondary schools over insecurity in neighbouring states.

The five tertiary schools closed are Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso College of Advance and Remedial Studies, Tudun Wada; School of Environmental Studies, Gwarzo; School of Rural Technology and Entrepreneurship Development (SORTED), Rano and Audu Bako College of Agriculture Development (ABCOAD), Dambatta.

The state government also closed 12 boarding secondary schools on the outskirts of Kano metropolis over increasing abduction of pupils.

The state Commissioner for Education, Mr. Muhammad Sunusi Kiru, said the closure became necessary due to the rising number of abductions of schoolchildren in neighbouring states.

The closed schools are located in Ajingi, Sumaila, Jogana, Kafin Maiyaki and Gaya, among others.

All secondary schools in Niger State have been closed by the state government.

The two-week closure was from March 12.

The Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Hannatu Salihu, said the closure of the schools was to enable the government to make adequate security arrangements to protect the pupils and workers.

In the wake of the abduction of 42 persons from the Government Science College, Kagara, the state government had closed only the boarding schools in Rafi, Mariga, Magama and Shiroro LGAs, which were believed to be prone to bandits’ attacks.

With the closure of all secondary schools in the state, THISDAY gathered that about 496 schools were affected.

The Information Officer of the State Ministry of Education, Alhaji Jibrin Kodo, told THISDAY that 56 boarding schools with two of them mixed are affected while the rest of the schools in the state are day schools.

He declined to state the total number of schools in the state.

The Yobe State government also closed all boarding schools as part of proactive measures to safeguard pupils’ lives.

The Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Dr. Muhammed Idris, who announced the measure, said: “Students from JSS I to SSS II should vacate their schools immediately.

“The closure of the boarding schools is informed by the security concern and the urgent need for government to be proactive in safeguarding the lives of the children”.

The commissioner, however, said all day schools were to continue with their normal academic activities.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), quoted the commissioner as saying that further statements would be made concerning the reopening of the schools as soon as possible.

THISDAY gathered that 46 boarding schools were affected by the closure.

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The Northern leaders aren't being sincere in the fight against terrorism, banditry and kidnapping in their region. They are only fast to react to matters that could jeopardize their political interest or looting interest. The bad side is that their people suffer for the wickedness of their leaders. How can I explain that bandits are more organized and smarter than the entire northern leaders/govt?
My pain as a southerner is that our resources is been used by this Northerners to fund their stup.id and senseless wars and Ransome payment. Our brothers in the army are the casualties of this wars they know nothing about.
The truth is that even if Nigeria should disintegrate today, the Northerners would not have lost because they enjoyed the milk and honey that flowed while Nigeria lasted.

ONE NIGERIA IS EXPIRED.
ONE NIGERIA IS A FALLACY FOR LOOTING AND EXTORTING THE SOUTH.

You tell me "one Nigeria" but in your appointments, body language and spoken words you mean a different thing.

Do you know that the southerners care less about the happenings in the north? Does that show one Nigeria?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Education means nothing to them, their schools can close, but for humanity sake let the children live.

All schools in the north should be shut until a solution is found to tackle the insecurity situation

Islie:



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Lalasticlala

The kidnapers have moved from Katsina to Kaduna.
They are kidnapping with reckless abandon. The government must take drastic measures to stop these evil criminal guys.
These kidnappers don't fall from the sky, they have fathers and mothers and spouses and even children! Government must not allow them to defeat them.
There are template some governors have used in their states to quell kidnapping, Kaduna can adopt same approach without reinventing the wheel.

if they can't go to schl to pack dem na to dey go derr house one by one pack dem with there parent..


Cause the ransom money don sweet dem already...

They are achieving the closure of what they term western education less violently now. Time to start building Islamic ones to replace them.

last last northerners will loose this fight against terrorism, imagine a whole region whose leaders use their people lives to play politics,the instabilities going on in the north will crumble the region,if southern Nigeria is smart this is the perfect time to liberate themselves from the shackles of one Nigeria,either restructure the country or divide it, imagine children been denied their fundamental right to education because some fools are using their future to play politics.

Standing5:
They are achieving the closure of what they term western education less violently now. Time to start building Islamic one to replace them.

you can help dem build it.

Evidence of a failed state.

Nigeria is gone to the dogs under Jihadist Buhari of Daura

At this point in time,I think leaving the north for my very beloved south south back then in 2016 was the best decision I've made in my life since I started cultivating bush around my scrotum

All these while, I've been thinking I made the wrong decision but little did I know that it is a blessing in disguise....

Na only God nai comfort me...if not Dem for don still abduct me for Oga Ali workshop for Suleja, especially if dem discover say I be south south person

Cursed region


That region has always been a pain in the as$ in this country

Highest poverty
Highest backwardness
Highest insecurity (terrorism)
Highest out of school children
Highest disease

That region has nothing to offer than these things listed above.

They will soon enter south to start their professional begging

It's the best move but will they not start attacking homes and other places too? Failed nation.

I expected Buhari and their Governors to start resigning since they can no longer secure the citizenry

Nigerian government has made kidnapping a profitable business by negotiating with criminals and paying them.

What they are too dull to know is that, those criminals will keep repeating same crime whenever they are broke, and more kidnappers will spring up to collect their own too.

They should continue encouraging criminals.

Ayaga yaga yo
Ayaga yaga yo
Good God
Nigeria must be free
I say Nigeria must be free

Dem no like white man
Dem no like china man

Poor African man Dey want.
Poor African man Dey want.

in no distance time,they will look south wards ,but am happy easterners are prepared,once they enter east na to declare another security outfit that will be patrolling the cities
South west should get ready,they are also coming

It was just a matter of time. I knew it

North is cursed.. The painful part is dat Aboki no see anything wrong with that...

God help us

This is exactly what the terrorists wanted all along. Now watch as the number of out of school children will soar.

I hope the Southern leaders will stop sitting on the fence and take decisive actions now before the terrorists find a foot in the South

That’s their aim, to put an end to western education in the north. Na una go suffer am

Agenda most genda western education is forbidden for the north.

Southern media lies, they keep painting the North black for their selfish interest.

And these are the uneducated people that will wanna use quota system to rule in the future

Its pathetic

I saw a news report where secondary school students(likely senior) couldn't speak English
They had to resort to Hausa
And yet they rule!
Who do us this kin thing
In a sane country the Northerners won't near the seat of power!

God punish Lugard!

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I'm still proposing this!
South Nigeria!
We do away with the north!
South Nigeria!
United Autonomous states of southern
Nigeria!

That's the deal!
The many minority groups can't be alone as
countries
So the region they find themselves in would cater
If Nigeria divides into 3 or four we'll be more
vulnerable
And we will keep dividing if we don't find a
common ground to unite
Can Nigeria divide into 250 as represented by the ethnic groups? No
We should divide into 2 instead
And the south would have 3 autonomous
regions
No marginalization whatsoever
The presidency and top offices would be
rotated between the regions
And the regions would in turn rotate between
the ethnic groups
We can't keep slaving away for the north!
The north planted the seed of discord in the
south for a reason!

I preach southern Unity!
The bible said
Then the LORD said unto me, Out of
the north an evil shall break forth upon
all the inhabitants of the land.
~Jeremiah 1:14

It’s finished

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