“Whether the circular is coming because of the threat of terrorists or not, the academic calendar for the term is ending on Wednesday, but there is also the need for the government and everybody to take precaution, because of rumours of planned terrorist attacks which have not been substantiated.
LEADERSHIP reports that gunmen, suspected to be bandits, attacked Sheda community in the early hours of Sunday, kidnapping a resident. “The minister has also directed principles of Unity Colleges across the country to liaise with security agencies within their jurisdictions in order to forestall any security breach in our schools,” he added.
“Some children have gone home but some are still in school because SS3 students are currently writing NECO examinations.” Intelligence reports confirmed that the terrorists had lain siege on the Federal Capital Territory with intent to attack the Law School in Bwari and other government facilities. When contacted, the assistant director, Army Public Relations, Guards Brigade, Captain Godfrey Abakpa, confirmed that the soldiers were attacked but that they repelled it successfully.
She wondered why the people in government, especially the wife of the president, Aisha Buhari, had remained silent. LEADERSHIP reports that about 11:45am, the minister of transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, came to address the protesters, saying that he had just resumed office and would require sometime to address the issue.
The freed kidnap victims include Oluwatoyin Ojo, Hassan Lawan and Pastor Ayodeji Oyewumi, while Mrs Gladys Brumen was earlier released days ago. The terrorists later released a pregnant woman after which a Kaduna-based publisher and media consultant to Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Gumi, Malam Tukur Mamu, became the lead negotiator with the terrorists for the release of the remaining passengers.
The latest released tree passengers have arrived in Kaduna and will be reunited with their families shortly.
The Assembly further said it strongly believes that if the amount of monies budgeted for security and defence were deployed for such purposes, “the largely wretched souls in our bushes wouldn’t have been able to withstand our armed forces for just three days.The Peoples Democratic Party yesterday called for the convening of a special National Council of State meeting over the spate of insecurity in the country, stressing that President Muhammadu Buhari has come to his wits’ end.
Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)
Closing schools closings network always affecting common citizens. Change strategy
Are you sure you don't need to close aso rock, because 'they' seems to have surrounded Abuja?
We have all the military might to crush protesters but we don't have the military might to crush terrorists.
Think oga, its that an absolute solution?
Nigeria is covertly toeing the Afghanistan line. Education is never a priority, as such destruction of all sorts will submerge.
Should we now say terrorists are winning. The FG is indirectly doing their bidding. Attack and crush these people. How can they be powerful than the security architecture of a nation? Their count can't be up to 5000
You and your brothers are a shame to this country. The former FCT Minister tried for Abuja if not that he later started destroying people's properties.
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