Northern Nigeria state suspends schools due to insecurity


  • World
  • Tuesday, 27 Jul 2021

FILE PHOTO: Pieces of furniture are seen inside a classroom at Bethel Baptist High School where unspecified number of student were kidnapped at Damishi, Kaduna, Nigeria July 7, 2021. REUTERS/Bosan Yakusak

KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) - The northern Nigerian state of Kaduna has suspended all schooling due to insecurity, state officials said on Monday, amid a spate of student kidnappings in the region that has rocked Africa's most populous country.

"We have asked students to stay away for three weeks, after which in the third week we will review the situation and get across to the public and the students," said Mohammed Makarfi, Kaduna state's commissioner of education, by phone.

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