The Kebbi State Government has closed seven schools considered prone to abduction of students and teachers.
This followed last week abduction of scores of students of the Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri by bandits.
Isah Arzika, chairman, Kebbi State chapter of the National Union of Teachers, NUT, who disclosed this, said that shut schools are in vulnerable areas of the state and believed to be soft targets of bandits.
He noted the move was a proactive measure to prevent a recurrence of the incident at FGC, Birnin Yauri.
Arzika revealed that the state government had directed all principals to close any school considered not safe.
He said: “Police and vigilante groups had since been deployed for monitoring and protection of schools.
“Government has given us an order and option to take any necessary action as far as our schools are concerned. That we can close those schools which we think are not safe and prone to attacks in the areas close to the forest.
“I am not talking about only boarding schools, any school that is on the frontline areas and not safe, we would just ask the students to pack and go home, pending the time the situation normalises.”
Pix: Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State