Federal Govt Orders Closure Of FGC Kwali Over Insecurity

The Federal Ministry of Education has ordered the immediate closure of one of its Unity Colleges, the Federal Government College (FGC) Kwali, located in Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja.

The decision was taken after a reported terrorist attack on the neighbouring Sheda community in the Area Council, which is close to the college.

It would be recalled that gunmen, suspected to be bandits, attacked Sheda community in the early hours of Sunday, kidnapping a resident.

The director of press at the federal ministry of education, Ben Goong, said in a press statement that security has been beefed up in the Unity Colleges across the country.

He said, “Education Minister, Adamu Adamu who gave the directive in the early hours of this morning said the closure became necessary following security breach on Sheda and Lambata Villages, suburbs of Kwali Area Council which also threatened FGC Kwali.

(NAN)