FCTA orders early closure of senior secondary schools over security concerns

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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has directed all public senior secondary schools in Abuja, the nation’s capital, to shut down on or before Friday, November 28, citing urgent security concerns.

In a memo issued on Tuesday by Aishatu Sani Alhassan, director of school services, FCT secondary education board, seen by TheCable, principals and heads of schools were instructed to end all academic activities immediately and ensure students are dismissed “in an orderly and safe manner.”The memo is titled: URGENT NEED FOR EARLY CLOSURE OF SCHOOLS DUE TO SECURITY CONCERNS.Schools have also been directed to notify learners, staff, and parents; adjust all scheduled academic activities; and prepare to resume on the next official school day unless new directives are issued.

The memo urged all school authorities to treat the notice as “important and urgent.”

This comes on the heels of rising attacks on schools in parts of the country. Thecable