Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai has ordered the immediate closure of 13 schools listed as vulnerable to bandits attacks.
The Director-General, Quality Assurance Authority, Kaduna State Ministry of Education, Umma Ahmed, issued the directive to proprietors of the selected private schools on Monday.
In the letter to the affected schools, Ahmed wrote: “You are hereby advised to adhere to the contents of this letter as appropriate sanctions shall be meted out to schools that are found wanting for non-compliance, please.”
The development might not be unconnected to the mass abduction of students by armed groups at Bethel Baptist Secondary School at Kajuma in Chikun Local Government Area of the State.
According to Ahmed, the affected 13 schools are Faith Academy along Kachia Road adjacent to Jakaranda; Deeper Life Academy, Maraban Rido; ECWA Secondary School , Ungwar Maje and Bethel Baptist High School, Damishi.
Others are St. Peters Minor Seminary, Katari; Prelude Secondary School, Kujama; Ibiso Secondary School, Tashar Iche; Tulip International (Boys) School and Tulip international (Girls) School.
Also marked for closure are: Goodnews Secondary School; St. Augustine, Kujama; Comprehensive Development Institution (CDI), Tudun Mare and Adventist College, Kujama.
