El-Rufai orders immediate closure of schools after abduction
Kaduna State Government on Monday ordered the immediate closure of 13 schools following the abduction of some students in the state by bandits.
Bandits attacked Bethel Baptist High School in Damishi town of Chikun Local Government Area in Kaduna, kidnapping unspecified number of students on Monday.
This comes a few days after governor of the state, Nasir El-Rufai, said he secretly withdrew his son who attends a public school due to security reports that bandits were targeting his son.
The directive for closure of the schools was issued by Director-General of Quality Assurance Authority in the state Ministry of Education, Umma Ahmed, to proprietors of private schools.
“You are hereby advised to adhere to the contents of this letter as appropriate sanctions shall be meted out to schools that are found wanting for non-compliance, please,” Mr Ahmed said in his letter to school proprietors.
The schools affected by the directive include, Faith Academy, along Kachia Road adjacent to Jakaranda, Deeper Life Academy, Maraban Rido, ECWA Secondary school, Ungwar Maje and Bethel Baptist High School, Damishi.
Others are St. Peters Minor Seminary, Katari, Prelude Secondary School, Kujama, Ibiso Secondary School, Tashar Iche, Tulip International (Boys) School and Tulip international (Girls) School, Goodnews Secondary School, St. Augustine, Kujama, Comprehensive Development Institution (CDI), Tudun Mare and Adventist College, Kujama.
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