The Adamawa State Government has mandated the closure of all public and private boarding schools in the state. This decision, announced in a statement by the state Commissioner for Education and Human Development, Dr. Umar Pella, is aimed at preventing further incidents of student abductions, similar to those recently reported in Niger and Kebbi states.
Dr. Pella’s statement highlighted the alarming trend of boarding secondary schools becoming targets for criminal activities, prompting Governor Ahmadu Fintiri to take this precautionary measure. As a result, all boarding schools are to operate as day schools for the time being, and school principals and proprietors have been instructed to implement this change without delay.
This move aligns with actions taken by several other states, including Kwara, Plateau, Katsina, and Niger, which have also closed schools due to rising insecurity. Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, has similarly ordered all public and private schools to deboard their students immediately.
In contrast, the Federal Ministry of Education has clarified that it has not issued any directive for a nationwide school shutdown on November 24, 2025, indicating that the decision made by Adamawa and other states is specific to their local security situations.
