Authorities in Kaduna State have announced the reopening of schools from Sunday, September 13.
Gatekeepers News reports that the Commissioner of Education in the state, Shehu Makarfi, made the announcement in a statement on Thursday in Kaduna.
He said there would be a new schedule for the reopening of secondary and primary schools across the state.
The state authorities came into consensus two months after incessant attacks by bandits on communities forced the government to order the closure of schools.
On July 26, Governor Nasir El-Rufai announced the indefinite suspension of resumption of schools at a stakeholders’ meeting, citing aggressive military operation against bandits in most parts of the state.
Makarfi revealed that the resumption would be in phases starting from Sunday, September 12.
He explained that the schools, rather than reopening for the third term, would resume the first term for the 2021/2022 academic calendar.
According to the commissioner, the state Ministry of Education has already worked out strategies towards ensuring the completion of the third term through online learning.
He, therefore, asked authorities in all public and private basic and post-basic schools to comply with the resumption calendar.
He assured that the state government has taken measures to arrest the situation of banditry actions, including the forced closure of primary and secondary schools.
