The Federal Government has directed the immediate closure of 47 Unity Colleges across the country.
The directive, issued in a circular released on Friday, cites “recent security challenges in some parts of the country and the need to prevent any security breaches.”
The closure of the colleges, it said, was approved by the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa,
The circular was signed by Binta Abdulkadir, Director of Senior Secondary Education, for the minister.
Principals of the affected colleges have been instructed to ensure strict compliance with the order.
Below are the affected colleges:
- FGGC MINJIBIR
- FTC GANDUJE
- FGGC ZARIA
- FTC KAFANCHAN
- FGGC BAKORI
- FTC DAYI
- FGC DAURA
- FGGC TAMBUWAL
- FSC SOKOTO
- FTC WURNO
- FGC GUSAU
- FGC ANKA
- FGGC GWANDU
- FGC BIRNIN YAURI
- FTC ZURU
- FGGC KAZAURE
- FGC KIYAWA
- FTC HADEJA
- FGGC BIDA
- FGC NEW-BUSSA
- FTC KUTA-SHIRORO
- FGA SULEJA
- FGC ILORIN
- FGGC OMUARAN
- FTC GWANARA
- FGC UGWOLAWO
- FGGC KABBA
- FTC OGUGU
- FGGC BWARI
- FGC RUBOCHI
- FGC ABAJI
- FGGC KAZAURE
- FGC KIYAWA
- FTC HADEJIA
- FGGC POTISKUM
- FGC BUNI YADI
- FTC GASHUA
- FTC MICHIKA
- FGC GANYE
- FGC AZARE
- FTC MISAU
- FGGC BAJOGA
- FGC BILLIRI
- FTC ZAMBUK
- FTC IKARE AKOKO
- FTC IJEBU-IMUSIN
- FTC USHI EKITI
Nigeria is battling a widespread and complex security crisis.
It is notably marked by a surge in mass abductions of school children across the north-west and north-central regions.
In a concentrated period of just one week in November, two major incidents involving schoolchildren occurred.
On November 17, some gunmen struck the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, Kebbi state.
About 25 girls were abducted, and the school’s vice-principal was killed.
On November 21, armed men again attacked St. Mary’s School, a Catholic institution in the Papiri community, Agwara LGA of Niger.
The exact number of school children abducted in the attack is yet to be disclosed.
