El-Rufai, Education Ministry Give Different Directives On Schools Closure In Kaduna
The ministry in a letter dated 16 March 2021 had directed all principals and proprietors of public and private schools in Kajuru to shut schools with immediate effect.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Mar 17, 2021
Few hours after the Kaduna State Ministry of Education directed all schools in Kajuru Local Government Area of the state to be closed due to rising insecurity, Governor Nasir El-Rufai said all schools in the state should remain open.
The ministry in a letter dated 16 March 2021 had directed all principals and proprietors of public and private schools in Kajuru to shut schools with immediate effect.
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.