Tag: Security threat

Edo State government has temporarily closed three secondary schools in Edo-North senatorial district following security threats reported by relevant agencies. Recall that the State Command of the Directorate of State Services (DSS) had earlier raised the alarm over a planned abduction of schoolchildren in parts of the state. In an issued statement, the DSS disclosed that intelligence reports indicated that suspected bandits were plotting to kidnap schoolchildren, particularly in Edo-North senatorial district. Consequently, the Ministry of Education announced the temporary closure of the affected schools. In an issued statement signed…