According to Alhaji Usman Abubakar, Chairman of the Parents Teachers Association (PTA) for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the security situation in rural communities in the capital territory makes it unsafe for primary and secondary schools to resume academic activities.
Several rural communities in the FCT, especially in Abaji villages that share borders with neighboring villages in Niger State, are experiencing bandit and kidnapper activities, according to Abubakar.
While schools in the urban areas of the nation’s capital have resumed, those in some rural areas are expected to remain closed till further notice.
school children.
Abubakar further called on the FCT administration to work with community leaders in mobilizing local vigilantes to safeguard the affected rural schools to facilitate the resumption of academic activities.
