- Safiu Kehinde
The Kwara State Government has shutdown schools across four local government areas over upsurge in terrorists attack in the state.
This is coming under the heels of Tuesday’s attack and abduction of over 35 worshippers from a church in Eruku, Ekiti Local Government Area of the Kwara.
NPO Reported that suspected had on Tuesday evening stormed the church during a special service and opened fire at the congregation, killing three while abducting others.
In the wake of the incident, the National Union of Teachers (NUT) Kwara State Chapter announced the closure of schools across four LGAs which include Ekiti, Iisn, Irepodun, and Ifelodun.
This was contained in a circular issued on Wednesday the NUT Chairman, Yusuf Agboola.
According to Agboola, the shutdown was based strictly on instructions from the Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development after the government raised concerns over fresh security threats in Kwara South.
”Comrade chairmen, this is to inform you and through you, all schools in the above local governments of the instruction to close down all schools with immediate effect until further notice.
”This decision was occasioned by the security challenges ravaging the area and the efforts of the government to control the situation. Treat this information as important and with the urgency it deserves, as it emanated from the ministry,” the circular read.
He assured school heads and teachers that further directives would be communicated as the situation evolves.