The Yobe state government has closed down all public and private schools in the state, following Monday’s suicide bomb attack on Government Science Secondary School, Potiskum.
The bomb blast killed 48 people and injured 79 others.
Muhammad Lamin, the state commissioner for education, said in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Damaturu on Tuesday, that the closure was with immediate effect.
Lamin said that government decided to close the schools to enable it adopt more security measures to guarantee the safety of students, teachers and the school environment across the state.
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Meanwhile, Alkali Jajere, who represents Yobe South Senatorial District in the senate, has appealed for a change in strategy by security operatives to contain insurgency in the state.
Jajere, who spoke with journalists in Damaturu, said that the renewed attacks on innocent people of the state called for a change in strategy in the fight against Boko Haram.
“The number-one responsibility of government is to protect the lives and properties of the citizenry; government must live up to this basic responsibility,” he said.
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“We are optimistic that with the necessary support and motivation, the Nigerian security forces can defeat insurgency.”
He urged security agents to respect the rules of engagement in their operation, and called for synergy between law enforcement agents and the public, to effectively fight insurgency.
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