Insecurity: Kebbi state shuts down schools indefinitely

Kebbi State, in north-western Nigeria, has become the latest state in the country to indefinitely shut virtually all its schools, joining Katsina, Plateau, and Yobe, which have made similar announcements due to security concerns in the country.

The Kebbi State Government on Sunday ordered the closure of all public and private secondary Schools, as well as all tertiary institutions across the state, except the College of Nursing Sciences, Birnin Kebbi.

The announcement is contained in a statement jointly issued by the Kebbi Commissioner for Higher Education, Issa Abubakar-Tunga, and the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Halima Bande.

The commissioners stated that the closure of both public, private and state-owned tertiary institutions had become necessary following the recent cases of attacks in parts of the state.

They listed the affected tertiary institutions to include State Polytechnic Dakingari, Kebbi University of Science and Technology, Aliero, College of Health Sciences and Technology, Jega, and College of Education, Argungu.

The commissioners, however, stated that the only institution not affected was the College of Nursing Sciences and Midwifery, located in the state capital, Birnin Kebbi.

The officials urged all institutions’ management to comply with the state government’s directives and advised them to remain calm, as a new resumption date would be communicated in due course.

Kebbi has witnessed many cases of insecurity, including the kidnapping of 25 schoolgirls from a school in the state last week.