The Kebbi State Government has ordered that all elementary and secondary schools in the state reopen for the second term of the 2025/2026 school year.
The order goes into force on Monday, January 5, 2026, a little over a month after terrorists freed 25 schoolgirls from the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga in November 2025.
Isah Ibrahim, the Public Relations officer for the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), and Aliyu Bagarawa, the Deputy Director (Academics) for the Kebbi State Ministry for Basic and Secondary Education, both signed statements that said this.
It told all school leaders, instructors, parents, students, and education secretaries to pay attention and make sure they followed the rules.
School leaders were told to make sure they were ready for the smooth start of classes again.
The government also told parents and guardians to make sure their kids and wards got back to school on time.
Zonal education officers, principals, head teachers, and owners of private schools were also told in a related circular that the first week back would be spent giving first-term exams. Normal classes and academic activities will start on Monday, January 12, 2026.
It also noted that all schools must follow the state government’s approved schedule for when classes will start up again and when tests will be given.
Maga School Attack
The government ordered all schools in the state to close after bandits kidnapped 25 schoolgirls from the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga in November 2025.
During the attack, the school’s vice principal was killed. This happened while people were worried about increased crime and kidnappings in the country.
Governor Nasir Idris condemned the attack and demanded the military to find out who ordered the troops to leave the school before the attack.
On November 25, the governor said that the schoolgirls had been freed and that neither the state nor the federal government had paid a ransom for their release.
“There was no ransom paid. The Kebbi State government and the federal government both did not pay a kobo. Idris claimed, “The security agencies were the only ones who were able to save them.”
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