Teachers and Students Embrace Enhanced Security as Kaduna Schools Reopen

The recent reopening of public schools ordered by the Kaduna State Government has been described as a step in the right direction.

Following the abduction of students in some northern states towards the end of last year, governors ordered the closure of schools to prevent further abductions by terrorists, with the exception of Kebbi, Niger and Kwara states.

Public schools in Kaduna State were reopened on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, following improvements in the security architecture across the North and the country as a whole.

Some teachers and students who spoke to DAILY POST expressed gratitude for the steps taken by both the federal and Kaduna State governments to ensure that citizens live peacefully and are able to go about their normal way of life.

A teacher at Government Day Secondary School, GRA, Sabon Tasha, Kaduna, Mr Adamu Sunday, expressed optimism that the Kaduna State Government has demonstrated concern for the security of not only schools but also the wider citizenry, enabling people to conduct their businesses without hindrance from undesirable elements bent on destabilising the country.

According to him, “Nigerians should team up against forces of darkness. For us to defeat terrorists going from one end to the other causing fear in the hearts of Nigerians, we should unite ourselves and work as an entity to be able to stand against their evil plan.”

He thanked the state governor, Senator Uba Sani, for showing concern about developments in the state and for consulting stakeholders on the best approach to managing the security situation.

He said, “The governor has proved to the people of the state that he is responsible to the welfare of all. He has also shown that he is a man of peace and wants all residents in the state to be safe and go lawfully about their businesses without any challenge.”

Another teacher, Mary Usman, opined that the security situation in the state has greatly improved, noting that security personnel are proactive in rescuing kidnapped victims, neutralising terrorists and destroying their camps to dislodge them from the state.

She stated that recently in Kajuru Local Government Area, troops were able to neutralise terrorists and rescue kidnapped victims, stressing that it was a positive development and that bandits should be completely rooted out so that residents can freely carry out their daily activities.

Samaila Bello, a teacher at a primary school in Tudun Wada, Kaduna, thanked the government for ordering the reopening of schools, noting that it would allow children to return to the classroom and reduce street roaming, which often leads to social vices.

Mr James Musa, a parent, expressed delight at the resumption of public schools in the state, describing it as a welcome development that would help children remain committed to their educational pursuits for a better future.

According to him, “Government, stakeholders and the general public should unite together for the country to be able to defeat the activities of ‘undesirable elements’ in the country that are causing serious hardship in the country and have sent many souls to an untimely grave.”

He explained that once Nigerians unite against terrorism, such activities would come to an end in a short time, adding that insecurity has persisted largely because Nigerians have been divided along religious and ethnic lines.

Mohammed Salihu, a student of Tafawa Balewa Memorial School, Kaduna, said he believes that the days of terrorists in the country are numbered, noting that Nigerians now appear more united than before, when blame was frequently shifted from one group to another.

He said, “Every right thinking Nigerian is condemning the activities of terrorists and banditry in most parts of the country. They have caused loss of many lives, property destroyed, many families have been displaced and there is total backwardness all as a result of insecurity in the country.

“Coming together to fight insecurity, to me, is the only way that we can save ourselves from the hands of those that do not mean well for the country.”

He added that the present administration in the state means well for the citizens, urging all residents to unite and partner with the government to ensure stability in the state and, by extension, progress in all spheres of life.

According to Salihu, “We should not allow politics to divide us and make us not see anything good from one political party or the other. We should be very wise to understand that politics is a means of acquiring power to lead the affairs of the state or the country.”

Other respondents who shared their views with DAILY POST expressed the belief that both the state and the country are undergoing positive change, as Nigerians increasingly reject acts of evil carried out in pursuit of selfish interests to the detriment of society.

They expressed confidence that Nigerians are beginning to demand what is right and beneficial to the nation as a whole, beyond religious or ethnic considerations.