- Security Crisis: FG Closes 41 Unity Schools After Kebbi, Niger Abductions
- The latest incident adds to a long list of school kidnappings that have plagued the country since the 2014
- Nigeria has 104 Federal Unity Colleges nationwide
The Federal Government has ordered the immediate closure of 41 Federal Government Colleges (Federal Unity Colleges) following the rising wave of student abductions in parts of the country.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the decision comes after recent kidnappings of schoolchildren in Kebbi and Niger States, raising nationwide concerns over possible escalation.
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In a statement issued late Friday, the Director of Senior Secondary Education at the Federal Ministry of Education, Hajia Binta Abdulkadir, confirmed that the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, approved the shutdown to forestall further security breaches.
Eko Hot Blog reports that Nigeria has 104 Federal Unity Colleges nationwide.
The directive, contained in a circular dated November 21, 2025, and addressed to all principals with reference number FME/DSSE/GM/S.160/C.11, was titled:
“Closure of forty-one (41) Federal Unity Colleges.”
It reads:
“Sequel to the recent security challenges in some parts of the country and the need to prevent any security breaches, the Honourable Minister of Education has approved the immediate closure of the listed Federal Unity Colleges (FUCs) with immediate effect (see attached). Principals of affected Colleges are to ensure strict compliance.”
The 41 affected schools include:
1. FGGC Minjibir
2. FTC Ganduje
3. FGGC Zaria
4. FTC Kafanchan
5. FGGC Bakori
6. FTC Dayi
7. FGC Daura
8. FGGC Tambuwal
9. FSC Sokoto
10. FTC Wurno
11. FGC Gusau
12. FGC Anka
13. FGGC Gwandu
14. FGC Birnin Yauri
15. FTC Zuru
16. FGGC Kazaure
17. FGC Kiyawa
18. FTC Hadejia
19. FGGC Bida
20. FGC New-Bussa
21. FTC Kuta-Shiroro
22. FGA Suleja
23. FGC Ilorin
24. FGC Omu-Aran
25. FTC Gwanara
26. FGC Ugwolawo
27. FGGC Kabba
28. FTC Ogugu
29. FGGC Bwari
30. FGC Rubochi
31. FGGC Abaji
32. FGGC Potiskum
33. FGC Buni Yadi
34. FTC Gashua
35. FTC Michika
36. FGC Ganye
37. FGC Azare
38. FTC Misau
39. FGGC Bajoga
40. FGC Billiri
41. FTC Zambuk
The closure follows a Monday dawn attack in which gunmen abducted 25 students and killed a staff member at the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Kebbi State.
Armed with “sophisticated weapons,” the attackers reportedly scaled the school fence around 4:00 a.m., abducting the students before security forces arrived.
The latest incident adds to a long list of school kidnappings that have plagued the country since the 2014 abduction of nearly 300 Chibok girls, which drew global outrage.
Reacting to recent tragedies, President Bola Tinubu said he was deeply troubled by both the Kebbi schoolgirl kidnapping and the killing of Brigadier General Musa Uba and other soldiers in Borno State.
“Their families, and the families of the kidnapped schoolgirls, are in my prayers,” Tinubu wrote on X.
“As the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, I am depressed with the tragic death of our soldiers and officers on active duty. May God comfort the families of Brigadier General Musa Uba and other fallen heroes.”
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