Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Zamfara State, Alhaji Kabiru Attahiru, on Saturday said that at least 75 secondary schools in the state are still closed due to security concerns.
He made this known in Gusau while reading a goodwill message during a two-day meeting held to sensitise the National Policy on Gender in Education (NPGE), an event organised by the state’s Universal Basic Education Board in partnership with UNICEF.
day meeting held to sensitise the National Policy on Gender in Education (NPGE), an event organised by the state’s Universal Basic Education Board in partnership with UNICEF.
Attahiru noted that most of the schools which are only girls’ secondary schools had been closed since September 2021 following attacks on two girls’ schools in the state.
He said the state government was working round the clock to reopen the schools which were shut down due to threats by bandits.
The permanent secretary further explained that the government directed the closure of the schools following the abduction of 75 students from Government Day Secondary School, Kaya, in Maradun Local Government Area of the state.
Attahiru emphasised the need to include field officers in national education policy formulation on gender education to attain the desired result.
In his remarks, the state’s UNICEF consultant, Dr Ahmed Hashim, highlighted the objectives of the committee including reviewing inputs from previous meetings on NPGE. (NAN)
