The directive came a few days after pupils and teachers were abducted at UBE Primary School at Rama village, Birnin Gwari.
El-Rufai, while speaking after a security meeting on Tuesday, directed all schools in the state to remain open and reiterated the commitment of his administration to work with security agents and other stakeholders to tackle the insecurity.
However, in a letter dated 16 March 2021, the state Ministry of Education directed all Principals and Proprietors of Public and Private schools in Kajuru to shut schools with immediate effect.
Daily Trust reports that Kajuru LGA is one of the five LGAs facing security challenge in the state.
Naomi Francis, a teacher in the school, who escaped abduction, confirmed to
Daily Trust that the three pupils have regained freedom but said they had been beaten by the bandits before luck came their way.
However, nothing is known of the three teachers earlier abducted.
Narrating how the bandits broke into the school, she said: “They came in after the morning assembly. We had all gone into the classrooms when six of the bandits came on motorcycles while others surrounded the school.
“I had stepped out from my class when I noticed students of primary 5 and 6 running out. I immediately alerted my students to run and they did.”
Fresh Abduction: Three Kaduna Primary School Pupils Escape, Teachers Still Missing
One of the teachers of the school said the pupils escaped when the bandits attempted to rustle some cows and steal motorcycles at a nearby community.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Mar 15, 2021
Three primary school pupils abducted in a fresh attack at UBE Primary School at Rama village in the Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna state have escaped.
One of the teachers of the school told Daily Trust that the pupils escaped when the bandits attempted to rustle some cows and steal motorcycles at a nearby community.
Naomi Francis, a teacher in the school confirmed to Daily Trust that the three pupils have regained freedom but said they had been beaten by the bandits before luck came their way.