The management of Abdullahi Fodio University of
Science and Technology, Aliero, Kebbi State, has ordered the immediate
closure of the institution, directing all staff and students to vacate the
campus without delay.
In an official memo released by the Office of the
Registrar and Secretary to Council, the university announced that the shutdown
takes effect immediately. The directive applies to all categories of
students—postgraduate, undergraduate, diploma, remedial, and IJMB.
The notice, signed by Registrar Maimaro Tilli,
instructed all students to leave the campus within one hour of the
announcement. It also warned that the institution’s Security Division has been
authorised to evacuate any student found lingering within the hostels or other
restricted areas.
Students residing off campus, including those in areas
such as Gidan Rami, were also advised to vacate their residences to avoid what
the memo described as potential “embarrassment” from security personnel.
Although the university did not provide an official
reason for the abrupt closure, internal sources suggest the decision is linked
to escalating security concerns affecting educational institutions across
northern Nigeria.
The shutdown comes in the wake of renewed attacks
targeting schools. On Monday, gunmen abducted about 24 students at the
Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga in Kebbi State, killing
the vice principal during the attack.
The incident has sparked widespread outrage. President
Bola Tinubu has since directed security agencies to ensure the safe rescue of
the abducted students and dispatched Vice President Kashim Shettima to the
state. The President also ordered the Minister of State for Defence, Bello
Matawalle, to relocate to Kebbi to oversee rescue operations.
The Kebbi abduction was followed by another mass
kidnapping in Niger State, where over 300 students were taken, further
heightening national anxiety over school security.
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