#EndSARS – Ekiti Orders Closure of Schools

Emmanuel AmudaOctober 20, 2020

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The Ekiti State government has directed all primary and secondary schools across the state to be closed from Tuesday, October 20, Newsflash247 reports.

The directive, according to the statement issued by the State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Dr Kofoworola Olabimpe Olubisi Aderiye, is for both the public and private schools.

The statement noted that the new development is in response to the escalating protests against police brutality in the state.

The directive is coming on the same day the schools reopened fully for all categories of classes including JSS 1, Primary classes 3,4,5 and 6.

According to the state, the safety of the pupils and their teachers is paramount and so deserves priority.

Mr Aderiye however advised parents to keep an eye on their wards and not allow them to be used as willing tools in the hands of those who might want to hijack the protests to unleash mayhem on the society.

“The commissioner also encouraged schools to utilise other means of distance teaching and learning i.e radio, television and online media as they have been doing during and post the recent COVID-19 lockdown.”

He said the school activities will continue on Monday 26th October 2020.

The government had last week scheduled full reopening of the schools for Monday, but protests across some states in the country on Monday escalated with many businesses and offices shut in Ekiti.

Aside the state government secretariat and offices of various government agencies that were shut on Monday, many more roads were also blocked by angry youth who accused the government of impunity, corruption and maladministration.

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