BREAKING: FG shuts 41 Unity Schools over rising kidnappings ( Full List )

The Federal Government has ordered the temporary closure of 41 Federal Unity Colleges following the increasing cases of abductions affecting schools across the country.

The directive was contained in a circular issued on Friday by the Director of Senior Secondary Education in the Federal Ministry of Education, Binta Abdulkadir.

According to the circular, the shutdown became necessary due to the latest security threats in different parts of the country.

Abdulkadir stated that the Minister of Education approved the immediate closure of the affected schools to prevent any possible security breach. Principals were also directed to comply without delay.

The schools affected include FGGC Minjibir, FGA Suleja, FTC Ganduje, FGGC Zaria, FTC Kafancha, FGGC Bakori, FTC Dayi, FGC Daura, FGGC Tambuwal, FSC Sokoto, FTC Wurno, FGC Gusau, FGC Anka, FGGC Gwandu, FGC Birnin Yauri, FTC Zuru, FGGC Kazaure, FGC Kiyawa, FTC Hadejia, FGGC Bida, FGC New Bussa, and FTC Kuta-Shiroro.

Others listed are FGC Ilorin, FGGC Omu-Aran, FTC Gwanara, FGC Ugwolawo, FGGC Kabba, FTC Ogugu, FGGC Bwari, FGC Rubochi, FGGC Abaji, FGGC Potiskum, FGC Buni Yadi, FTC Gashau, FTC Michika, FGC Ganye, FGC Azare, FTC Misau, FGGC Bajoga, FGC Billiri, and FTC Zambuk.

The directive comes hours after reports confirmed that students of St. Mary’s School in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State, were abducted by terrorists.

The attack followed a similar incident in Maga, Kebbi State, where 25 students were kidnapped earlier in the week, raising fresh worries over the safety of schools in the region.

In Kwara State, more than 50 schools were also closed on Thursday after armed bandits attacked a church in Eruku, killing three people and abducting several others.

Reacting to the escalating insecurity, President Bola Tinubu cancelled his planned trips to South Africa and Angola to coordinate the government’s response to the situation.

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