The Yobe Government has closed down all
public and private schools in the state, following Monday’s suicide bomb attack
on Government Science Secondary School, Potiskum. The attack has claimed 48
lives and injured 79 others.
The state Commissioner for Education, Alhaji
Muhammad Lamin,
said in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in
Damaturu on Tuesday, that the closure was with immediate effect.
Lamin said that government decided to close
the schools to enable it adopt more security measures to guarantee the safety
of students, teachers and the school environment across the state.
Meanwhile, Alkali Jajere,
representing Yobe South Senatorial District in the Senate, has appealed for a
change in strategy by security operatives to contain insurgency in the state.
Jajere who spoke with journalists in
Damaturu, said that the renewed attacks on innocent people of the state called
for a change in strategy in the fight against insurgency.
“The number one responsibility of
government is to protect the lives and property of the citizenry; government
must live up to this basic responsibility.
Reports said that “We are optimistic that
with the necessary support and motivation, the Nigerian security forces can
defeat insurgency,”
The senator urged security agents to respect
the rules of engagement in their operation, and called for synergy between law
enforcement agents and the public, to effectively fight insurgency.
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