Kaduna state government has banned all social gatherings including weddings and shows in public school premises.
This was disclosed by Permanent Secretary of the state’s Ministry of Education, Dr Yusuf Saleh.
Saleh said that the move was to protect school infrastructure from vandals.
“For a very long time some of our schools were being used for all kinds of activities, and at the end of the day, school facilities were being vandalised.
“Every day, we receive complaints and demands from citizens to construct, renovate, or fix one facility or the other in schools, and this involves a lot of money.
“It is, therefore, critical to take proactive steps to protect the school’s infrastructure and this is one of such steps,” he said.
He said that some of the schools do not have fences, stressing that plans were underway to construct perimeter fences in all schools across the state.
He added that the ministry was also strengthening partnership and collaboration with the Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs and Kaduna State Vigilant Service, to provide the needed security in schools.
According to him, the efforts will help address the security challenges affecting the smooth operation of some schools in the state.