Adamawa State Government have taken measures to secure the lives of students in the state by closing 30 boarding schools.
The decision was made in other to safeguard the children in the face of insecurity goin on in the country.
It will be recalled that Bandits have been abducting students in some Northern states, most recently Zamfara State, where 73 students were abducted at Government Day Secondary School, Kaya in Maradun Local Government.
The state has 34 boarding schools, but 30 have been closed, while four will remain opened, Special School Jada, Special School Mubi, Murtala Muhammed College, Yola, Government Girls Junior Secondary School Yola.
The Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Mrs. Wilbina Jackson announced in a statement.
“The Commissioner Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development wishes to announce that 30 boarding junior secondary schools out of the 34 schools in the state have been de-boarded with effect from 6th September, 2021. From now henceforth, all the 30 government junior secondary schools are now day schools.
“The remaining four that are not affected are Government Girls Junior Secondary School Yola, General Murtala Mohammed College Yola, Special School Jada and Special School Mubi.
“This becomes necessary due to the present incessant security challenges faced by the country and owing to students’ tender age, hence the need for them to study under the care of their parents.
“All students from the affected schools are to be placed in the nearest public junior secondary schools within their catchment or domicile areas. Stakeholders, PTA, ANCOPS and others are to ensure compliance with this government policy.”
According to the Cable, at least 821 students have been abducted in the first eight months of 2021.
