The decision to close the school was announced through a statement made available to Arewa.ng on Monday by the Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Mrs. Ibironke Fatoki.
Fatoki said that the school was shut over the incident of arson that occurred in the premises on Friday during a mob action by some hoodlums and miscreants after a violent protest by junior secondary school students the day before.
She stated that the government had set up a six-man administrative investigative panel to examine the immediate and remote causes of the incident, adding that the panel is expected to submit its report in seven working days.
Fatoki added that that a block of 3 classrooms and four cars were burnt during the protest, adding that one life was also lost during the mayhem.
