Insecurity: Katsina reopens boarding schools Tuesday

Katsina State on Sunday directed the reopening of boarding
schools in the state from Tuesday, March 2, 2021.

The state Commissioner for Education, Badamosi Charanchi, gave
the directive shortly after he met top officials in his ministry,
including the Permanent Secretaries and the 12 zonal inspectors of
education, among others.

The commissioner clarified that boarding students in the four
command schools in the state are to resume fully on Tuesday.

According to him, the schools were Government Secondary Command
school, Faskari; Government Secondary Command school, Musawa;
Government Girls Command school, Barkiya, and Police secondary
school, Mani.

He added that male students in the remaining boarding schools
should report at any nearest secondary school to their places of
abode to continue their studies while their female counterparts
should await further instruction from the government.

“All girls boarding secondary schools should hold on a little
until the security situation improves,” he added.

Lawal said, “We want to see that schools reopen and the students
back in classes to recover the lost grounds in the school
curriculum. At the same time, we are not toying with their safety
and we have the assurances of the support and cooperation of
security operatives in this regard.

“We also seek for the prayers of our emirs, religious leaders,
and other stakeholders to make Katsina safe.”

Although the abducted students regained their freedom after six
days in captivity, the state government directed all schools in the
state to proceed on indefinite holidays.

The state government later directed the reopening of day schools
and directed that each school established an eleven-member security
committee for the safety of the students.

Katsina police commissioner, Sanusi Buba, also confirmed that
the security committee would be made up of mainly security
operatives, including mobile policemen.

Katsina State on Sunday directed the reopening of boarding
schools in the state from Tuesday, March 2, 2021.

The state Commissioner for Education, Badamosi Charanchi, gave
the directive shortly after he met top officials in his ministry,
including the Permanent Secretaries and the 12 zonal inspectors of
education, among others.

The commissioner clarified that boarding students in the four
command schools in the state are to resume fully on Tuesday.

According to him, the schools were Government Secondary Command
school, Faskari; Government Secondary Command school, Musawa;
Government Girls Command school, Barkiya, and Police secondary
school, Mani.

He added that male students in the remaining boarding schools
should report at any nearest secondary school to their places of
abode to continue their studies while their female counterparts
should await further instruction from the government.

“All girls boarding secondary schools should hold on a little
until the security situation improves,” he added.

Lawal said, “We want to see that schools reopen and the students
back in classes to recover the lost grounds in the school
curriculum. At the same time, we are not toying with their safety
and we have the assurances of the support and cooperation of
security operatives in this regard.

“We also seek for the prayers of our emirs, religious leaders,
and other stakeholders to make Katsina safe.”

Although the abducted students regained their freedom after six
days in captivity, the state government directed all schools in the
state to proceed on indefinite holidays.

The state government later directed the reopening of day schools
and directed that each school established an eleven-member security
committee for the safety of the students.

Katsina police commissioner, Sanusi Buba, also confirmed that
the security committee would be made up of mainly security
operatives, including mobile policemen.