The Lagos
state government has ordered the immediate closure of all schools in the state
following the ongoing End SARS protest.
The order was contained in a statement released on Monday October 19 by the state’s Head of Public Affairs, Ministry of Education, Kayode Abayomi.
The statement quoted the state Commissioner for Education, Folasade Adefisayo, as saying that the schools were shut down over “tension generated by the anti-SARS protests.”The statement
reads in part…..
“The Lagos
State Government has directed all pupils/students in public and private schools
to stay at home following the tension generated by the anti-SARS protests.
A new date of
resumption for all classes will be announced as soon as possible.
The safety of
the pupils/students, parents and all staff working in schools is paramount at
this critical period”.
Adefisayo
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”.
No comments:
Post a Comment