The Edo State Government has directed schools that were temporarily shut down due security concerns to re-open on Monday, June 15, 2026.
The directive was contained in a circular issued by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Enodolomwanyi Otamere, on Thursday.
The directive was contained in a circular issued by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Enodolomwanyi Otamere, on Thursday.
Governor Monday Okpebolo had on Tuesday instructed the temporary closure of three schools, Ososo Grammar School, Ososo Comprehensive High School and Makeke Secondary School, in Akoko Edo in Edo North following an alert raised by the Department of State Security on the plan by bandits to attack some schools in the state.
However, according to the latest circular, the decision to reopen the schools followed a comprehensive review of the security situation by the state government in collaboration with relevant security agencies and other stakeholders.
The government stated that enhanced security measures had been implemented and additional safety mechanisms deployed across the affected communities and schools to guarantee the safety of learners, teachers and other school personnel.
“The government is satisfied that the necessary arrangements have been put in place to ensure the safety and well-being of learners, teachers and other school personnel and the schools should be re-opened on Monday June 15.
“Consequently, all public and private schools affected by the earlier closure order have been directed to resume normal academic and administrative activities from June 15.
“School heads, proprietors and education authorities were instructed to make adequate preparations for the safe return of students and staff, while maintaining close collaboration with security agencies, community leaders and government officials to sustain a secure learning environment,” the circular stated.
The state government also reassured parents, guardians and other stakeholders that adequate security measures had been deployed across schools and pledged to continue monitoring developments to protect lives, property and the education sector.
Government also parents and guardians to ensure that their children and wards return to school promptly to continue their academic activities.
The circular, which takes effect from Monday, June 15, called for wide publicity and strict compliance by all concerned stakeholders.
The PUNCH has reported that the schools were shut after the Department of State Service wrote to security agencies about a planned mass abduction of students in the state.
