An order to prevent any security breach in the state, the Nasarawa State Government has ordered the immediate closure of public and private schools. This, it said, is a proactive step to safeguard the lives of students.
This results from security threats across the country, particularly in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) where the government is already in possession of reports suggesting likely security threats in communities within the states bordering the FCT such as Gitata and Umaisha.
The decision to close schools across the state was part of the resolutions arrived at during an expanded state executive council meeting, which took place at the Government House Lafia, yesterday.
Briefing reporters shortly after the council meeting, the Commissioner for Education Hajiya Fatu Jimaita Sabo, said having considered and reviewed the current situation in the country, especially regarding the security threats in the FCT, the state government decided to close public and private schools in the state with immediate effect.
Hajiya Sabo said this became necessary considering the proximity of the state to the FCT, as well as the resolve of the government to ensure that schools operate within a safe environment.
She said the directives exclude the exit classes that are already writing their final examinations, especially in secondary schools.