The state government delegation during a visit to the Mussa Community. Credit. Borno govt
The Borno State Government has temporarily closed down and relocated the Government Day Secondary School, Mussa, in Askira/Uba Local Government Area, following the abduction of 42 students by suspected insurgents.
A statement on Tuesday by the spokesperson for the state governor, Dauda Illiya, said the state Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Lawan Wakilbe, announced the decision on Monday during a visit to the community.
The visit, he said, came as part of the Borno State Government’s ongoing response to the incident and followed an earlier sympathy visit by Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on 19 May, during which he assured residents of the government’s commitment to securing the safe return of the abducted students.
He said, “Before proceeding to Mussa, the delegation paid a courtesy visit to the Emir of Uba, His Royal Highness Alhaji Ali Ibn Ismaila Mamza II, at his palace in Uba.”
