A wave of violence and student unrest has led to the closure of Government High School and Government Day Secondary School, Adeta, Ilorin by the Kwara State Government.
The order for closure was contained in a statement released by Mr. Peter Amogbonjaye, the Press Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development on Wednesday.
The statement made it know that Dr. Lawal Olorungbebe, the State Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development noted that the closure was important for safety concerns and the maintenance of law and order.
The step becomes important in the wake of violent clashes between students, leading to the disruption of academic activities and wanton destruction of properties between the two schools.
He explained that only students currently sitting the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations and their teachers would be permitted on school premises during the exam period.
“Dr Olohungbebe added that students who are involved in the SSSCE examinations are enjoined to always put on their identification cards while coming to the school premises and urged parents and guardians to allow their children and wards to stay with them at home,” the statement read.
