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Public and private boarding schools in Adamawa State have been ordered to suspend boarding activities and operate strictly as day schools due to rising security concerns.
The directive was issued on Saturday in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Education and Human Development, Dr Umar Pella.
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According to the commissioner, the decision follows escalating insecurity across parts of the country, particularly the recent abductions of students in Niger and Kebbi states.
“Sequel to the security challenges that the country is facing at the moment, particularly with what happened to students in Niger and Kebbi states, it has been observed with great dismay that the target of the evil perpetrators is boarding secondary schools,” the statement said.
Dr Pella added, “Considering this ugly situation in the country, I am directed by His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Adamawa State, Hon Ahmadu Fintiri, to deboard all boarding schools across the state, be it public or private schools. They should all operate as day schools for the moment. Therefore, by this letter, all principals and proprietors of public and private schools should disembark their respective boarding schools without further delay.”
Adamawa now joins states such as Kwara, Plateau, Katsina, and Niger, which have introduced similar temporary measures in response to repeated attacks on schools. In Taraba, Governor Agbu Kefas also recently directed the immediate deboarding of all students in both public and private schools.
The Federal Ministry of Education has clarified that it has not issued any nationwide directive for school closures on November 24, 2025, stressing that individual state governments are responsible for taking decisions based on local security assessments.
