The government of Zamfara State has announced that 75 secondary schools have not been reopened in the State due to insecurity.
This was disclosed by the permanent
secretary of the Ministry of Education, Alhaji Kabiru Attahi, during a two-day
State-level meeting to domesticate National Policy on Gender in Education
(NPGE) in the State.
The occasion was organized by the Zamfara
Universal Basic Education Board (ZUBEB) in collaboration with UNICEF.
He said that the state government was
working round the clock to reopen the affected schools.
He emphasized that the schools were closed
following persistent terror attacks by bandits operating in the State.
Attahi further explained that the affected
schools were mainly girls’ secondary schools in the State.
FACTUAL NAIJA NEWS recalls that in
September 2021, the Zamfara State government ordered that all schools should be
closed considering the high rate of banditry activities in the State.
The closure of primary and secondary
schools was directed by the State Governor following the abduction of 75
students from Government Day Secondary School, Kaya, in Maradun Local
Government Area of the State.
The State’s UNICEF consultant, Dr. Ahmed
Hashim, highlighted the objectives of the committee, which included reviewing
inputs from the previous meeting on NPGE, domestication through validation
process, finalising the implementation plan and inaugurating the State
implementation committee.