In Kano, despite the government dispelling the rumours that the resumption date has been shifted by a week, Daily Trust observed that major roads that used to be flooded with students in the morning hours and afternoon closing hours were quiet as some of the students have yet to resume.
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A teacher with one of the secondary schools in the state, Sulaiman Abubakar, said only about 40 per cent of the students resumed.
He, however, dispelled fear that the low resumption was because of insecurity.
In Katsina, the situation was similar with a scanty population of students in many of the schools.
When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of the state Ministry of Education, Malam Sani Danjuma, said as far as the government was concerned, the resumption date was September 11 and 12 for boarding and day schools, respectively.
However, schools in Jigawa State remained shut following the decision of the government to close down all schools earlier in the month over threats of insecurity.
Nasarawa postpones resumption
In Nasarawa State, the resumption date for schools has been postponed with no date yet announced.
The schools were billed to resume yesterday, but a circular from the state ministry of education shared with parents by school proprietors said schools would no longer resume on September 11 as earlier scheduled.
A circular sighted by one of our correspondents read, “I am directed to inform all school owners in our area that the authority in the state has given a directive that all schools should remain closed while the necessary consultations are being made for the reopening.
“The APSON state Chairman, Pastor Agada, has encouraged all school owners to kindly adhere strictly to the above directive.
“He further gave a note of warning to any member who may wish to disobey the state educational authority to be ready to face the counter reactions alone.
“APSON officials will not defend any unlawful members or any act of willful disobedience.”
Daily Trust reports that the state government had raised the alarm over the presence of fleeing bandits in some localities in the state.
Schools were hurriedly closed last term over security concerns.
FCT schools resume
Normal academic activities resumed yesterday in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) primary and secondary schools following intensive clearing operations by the military on criminal hideouts.
Our correspondent who visited some of the schools in the territory observed pupils and students cleaning their school environments for the new academic session.
Daily Trust reports that the schools were hurriedly closed by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) towards the end of the last session due to a series of attacks on FCT communities by bandits.
The schools were closed on July 27 as against July 30 in the 2021/2022 calendar.
Some female students of Junior Secondary School Byzhin, Kubwa, were seen fetching water for the cleaning of their classrooms.
Male students were also picking papers and dirt around the school and cleaning lockers.
Tunde Bello, a teacher at one of the private schools in DeiDei, Abuja, said academic activities for the new session had begun in earnest and as such teachers had commenced their lessons.
At the Royal Kiddies Academy, a private school in Byazhin Across, Kubwa pupils were heard reciting the names of the states in the country and also poems.
Mrs Ikechukwu Gloria, the school proprietress, said she was ready for the resumption of her pupils, adding that adequate measures had been put in place to ensure their safety.
“We have put measures in place to beef up security as the government cannot do it alone. Pupils need to keep learning,” she said.
Another school proprietor in the Pipeline Area of Kubwa, Chuks Innocent, said they were “Working with security operatives in the FCT and local vigilantes to make sure that students and pupils are not attacked.”