The directive was contained in a statement signed and issued
by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Bukar
Aji Bukar.

The statement read in part: “Due to the recent security
challenges we are facing in the country and the need to protect the lives and
future of our younger ones, the government of Yobe State, under the leadership
of His Excellency Hon. (Dr.) Mai Mala Buni, the Executive Governor of Yobe
State, directed that all boarding secondary schools in the state should be
closed with immediate effect.

The schools will be reopened as soon as the security
situation improves.”

The statement further directed that principals of the
affected schools ensure strict compliance.