The Kwara State Security Council has tied the temporary closure of schools in parts of the state to the evolving security threats, particularly the activities of organized kidnapping gangs.
This followed Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s security council meeting on Friday, where military commanders, police chiefs, and senior government officials reviewed ongoing operations after Tuesday’s attack on Eruku community in Ekiti Local Government.
Commissioner of Police Ojo Adekimi,Kwara State, told newsmen that the council received intelligence reports and operational updates from security agencies, especially efforts to apprehend the perpetrators of the Eruku attack and rescue abducted victims.
According to him, intense air interdictions had already forced kidnappers out of known hideouts, in Ifelodun, while new tactical deployments were being sustained across the state.
He disclosed that several arrests had been made, including food and fuel suppliers linked to the criminal network, as well as a weapons technician from Makurdi who confessed to working with the kidnappers.
He said that the shutdown of select schools was part of a broader safety strategy and may be reviewed depending on intelligence.
“Measures may be relaxed, sustained, or extended based on actionable security reports,” he stressed, noting the broader regional security concerns following fresh developments in Niger State earlier on Friday.
The council approved intensified joint patrols ahead of the yuletide and advised citizens to avoid risky nighttime activities.
