All schools in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja have been directed to shut down over raging insecurity.
The order was given on Monday by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Education Secretariat.
The directive said all owners of private schools and heads of public institutions to shut down operations Wednesday, July 27.
The Education Secretariat said in a statement that, “FCT Education Secretariat wishes to inform parents and guardians that the 2021/2022 academic calendar for FCT schools will come to an end on Wednesday, July 27th, 2022.
“All parents and guardians should please take note and ensure their wards are conveyed home in good time from the School premises,” the statement read.
Earlier on Monday, the Federal Ministry of Education had shut down Federal Government College Kwali Abuja over security breach near the school.
The college was shut following security breach on Sheda and Lambata Villages, suburbs of Kwali Area Council which also threatened FGC Kwali. The minister said the timely intervention of security agencies saved the situation.
It also directed principals of all Federal Government Colleges (FGCs) to beef-up security in their respective colleges to forestall any form of breakdown of law and order.
21st CENTURY CHRONICLE reports that the college shutdown is coming 24 hours after kidnappers of Kaduna train passengers have threatened to abduct President Muhammadu Buhari and Kaduna State Governor Nasiru El-Rufai in new video.
The terrorists threatened to slaughter some of the remaining hostages, sell some of the women like they did to Chibok girls, abduct senators and other government officials.
On July 5, Boko Haram fighters believed to be Kaduna train attackers, stormed Kuje Prison in Abuja, freeing 879 inmates, including 69 terrorists in its custody.
The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) said 443 of the fleeing inmates have been recaptured, 551 were still at large; while four inmates and one Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) official were killed.
