Following the abduction of over 100 students from the Bethel Baptist High School, Kaduna in the early hours of Monday, 5th July, 2021, the Kaduna state government has ordered the immediate closure of 13 schools in locations vulnerable to bandit attacks.
Recall that the Police reported that 17 of the students have returned from their captors’ den and unconfirmed reports have it that over a hundred others have not returned. The parents of the students have also taken to the protesting as a means of showing their grievances and asking that the Government do something.
In a statement released by the Director-General of Quality Assurance Authority in the Ministry of Education, Umma Ahmed, the closure of the schools which are privately owned is with immediate effect. He further noted that appropriate sanctions will be meted out to schools that are found wanting for non-compliance of the order. “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”, the statement reads in part.
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The name of the affected schools are 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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