August 17, (THEWILL) – The Jigawa State Government has ordered the immediate closure of all public schools in the State, after fear of attacks on schools spread across the state.
The schools were abruptly closed on Wednesday, while pupils were taking their terminal examinations.
THEWILL gathered that the sudden closure has caused apprehension and panic among residents in the state.
The spokesperson for the state’s Ministry of Education, Wasilu Umar, confirmed the closure of the schools.
Speaking on the development, a primary school headmaster in one of the schools in Dutse, the state’s capital, said, “We are asked to shut down and release the students immediately. The pupils are yet to sit for the Basic Science and Islamic Religion Knowledge (IRK) examinations before they were asked to leave.
“The closure is indefinite until further notice. We believe that it is due to the deteriorating security situation in the state.”
Also, one of the pupils in the Nuhu Sanusi Government Day Secondary School told reporters that they were asked to leave without taking the Civic Education examination billed to hold Thursday.
The incident is following the attack on Immigration personnel last week Tuesday, in Magari Local Government Area of the state. In the attack, an officer was killed and two others were injured.
Spokesperson of the State Police Command, Lawan Adam, said the Ministry of Education is yet to brief the command as to what led to the sudden decision.
