The Kebbi Government has ordered the closure of all public and private secondary schools, as well as all tertiary institutions across the state, with the exception of the College of Nursing Sciences, Birnin Kebbi.

This was contained in a statement jointly issued by the Commissioner for Higher Education, Alhaji Issa Abubakar-Tunga and Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Dr Halima Bande, in Birnin Kebbi, on Sunday.

The statement said the closure of the secondary schools and state-owned tertiary institutions became necessary following recent attacks in some parts of the state.

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The affected tertiary institutions included: State Polytechnic, Dakingari; Kebbi University of Science and Technology, Aliero; College of Health Sciences and Technology, Jega; and College of Education, Argungu.

It added the only institution exempted was the College of Nursing Sciences and Midwifery, located in the state capital, Birnin Kebbi.

The statement urged the management of the affected institutions to comply with the state government’s directives and remain calm as new resumption date would be communicated in due course.

This followed bandits’ attack at the Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS), Maga, Danko Wasagu area of Kebbi State, on Monday when they killed the Vice-Principal, Hassan Yakubu Makuku, and abducted 25 students.