Alleged plot to abduct schoolchildren: Edo govt reopens schools days after closure

Barely four days after the closure of three schools in the Akoko-Edo Local Government Area, the Edo State Government has ordered their immediate reopening.
DAILY POST had on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, reported that the Edo State Ministry of Education ordered the temporary closure of three schools in the locality, namely Ososo Grammar School, Ososo Comprehensive High School, and Makeke Secondary School, following security intelligence over an alleged planned mass abduction of schoolchildren in the Edo North senatorial district.
The circular signed by the functioning permanent secretary of the ministry, Enodolomwanyi Otamere, directed that candidates currently participating in the ongoing W...