Kwara State Government has directed the closure of schools across four Local government areas amid escalating insecurity in the affected communities.
The government’s decision was disclosed by the Nigeria Union of Teachers, Kwara State Wing, in a circular issued on Wednesday by the NUT Chairman, Yusuf Agboola, he noted that all schools in Isin, Irepodun, Ifelodun, and Ekiti Local government areas will remain shut
Agboola explained that the union was acting strictly on instructions from the Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development after the government raised concerns over fresh security threats in Kwara South.
He assured school heads and teachers that further directives would be communicated as the situation evolves.
The Governor of the state, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, also announced plans to seek the establishment of a Forward Operating Base of the Nigerian Army and a Mobile Police Squadron in Eruku, Ekiti Local Government Area, following Tuesday night’s deadly bandit attack on a church in the community, which left three worshippers dead and over 35 abducted.
KWARA STATE GOVERNMENT ORDERS CLOSURE OF SCHOOLS ACROSS FOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS AMID RISING INSECURITY
