Kaduna State government has suspended the resumption of schools across local governments of the state until further notice.
Addressing a stakeholders’ meeting on Monday, Governor Nasir El-Rufai explained that the government took the decision due to the ongoing aggressive military operation against bandits in most parts of the state.
He informed the meeting attended by members of the Nigeria Union of Teachers,NUT, Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, as well as professional and community-based associations that the operation was aimed at flushing the bandits out from their hideouts.
Governor El-Rufai added that his administration was committed to protecting vulnerable children from being attacked by fleeing bandits who were already feeling the superior firepower of the military.
He revealed that the military has deployed more troops to the state for the operation and urged residents to be vigilant and mindful of unknown faces in their midst, saying fleeing bandits might infiltrate their communities.