Adamawa Orders Closure Of 30 Boarding Schools Over Insecurity

Adamawa Authorities has introduced the closure of 30 boarding junior secondary colleges within the state out of the 34 junior colleges over insecurity.

The closure, in keeping with a statement by the commissioner of training and human capital growth, Mrs. Wilbina Jackson, is to take impact from September 6, 2021 until additional discover.

The assertion seen by our reporter mentioned the transfer was a proactive measure to make sure the security of scholars in view of the insecurity bedevilling the nation.

The State authorities’s motion got here amidst escalating banditry within the nation, ensuing within the kidnap of lots of of faculty kids throughout many states.

The 4 colleges that won’t be affected by the closure are the Authorities Ladies Junior Secondary College, Yola; Common Murtala Mohammed Faculty, Yola; Particular College Jada; and Particular College, Mubi.

“The Hon. Commissioner Ministry of Training and Human Capital Improvement, needs to announce that 30 boarding junior secondary colleges out of the 34 colleges within the state, have been de-boarded with impact from sixth September, 2021. From now henceforth, all of the 30 authorities junior secondary colleges at the moment are day colleges.

”The remaining 4 that aren’t affected are Authorities Ladies Junior Secondary College Yola, Common Murtala Mohammed Faculty Yola, Particular College Jada and Particular College Mubi.

“This turns into obligatory as a result of current incessant safety challenges confronted by the nation and owing to college students’ tender age, therefore the necessity for them to check below the care of their mother and father.

”All college students from the affected colleges are to be positioned within the nearest public junior secondary colleges inside their catchment or domicile areas. Stakeholders, PTA, ANCOPS and others are to make sure compliance with this authorities coverage,” the assertion mentioned.