Kwara Govt, Community Stakeholders Set to Reopen Government High School and Government Day Secondary School, Adeta

…Five-point agenda adopted to tackle student misconduct

The Kwara State Government has announced the immediate reopening of Government High School and Government Day Secondary School, Adeta, Ilorin West Local Government Area, following a temporary closure due to recent violent incidents involving students of both schools.

The announcement was made by the State Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Dr. Lawal Olohungbebe, during a stakeholders’ engagement meeting held on Friday at Government High School, Adeta. The meeting was convened to find lasting solutions to rising antisocial behaviours among students.

Dr. Olohungbebe confirmed that students of both schools will resume academic activities on Monday, 19th May 2025. He stated that adequate security arrangements have been put in place to ensure a safe and peaceful learning environment.

The commissioner urged parents and community leaders to support government efforts to provide quality and functional education in a secure setting. He also issued a stern warning to students against engaging in disruptive acts, noting that anyone found guilty of such behaviour, including cultism or vandalism, would face severe sanctions, including expulsion.

Chairman of Ilorin West Local Government Area, Honourable Shehu Abdulrahman Ladan, emphasised the need for parents to play a more active role in shaping the behaviour of their wards.

Also speaking at the meeting, the Alangua of Adewole, Mallam Yakubu Yusuf Adewole, assured the government of his full support in restoring order to the affected schools. He pledged to brief religious and community groups on the outcomes of the meeting to gain wider support.

In his remarks, the President of Adewole Progressive Association, Dr AbdulRahman Kallah Salman, presented a formal document outlining the group’s security-focused agenda for curbing antisocial activities in the schools.

A five-point agenda was adopted at the meeting, which includes:

1. Strengthening security in both schools.

2. Enforcing strict disciplinary measures, including expulsion for students involved in cultism, vandalism, or other antisocial behaviours.

3. Reviewing the staff posting and administrative structure of the schools.

4. Increasing oversight and regular visits by education authorities.

5. Promoting community and parental involvement in school activities.

The meeting was attended by a broad array of stakeholders, including the Executive Chairman of the Teaching Service Commission, Mallam Bello Tauheed; the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mrs. Olanrewaju Rebecca Bake; Permanent Members of the Commission and the State Universal Basic Education Board (KWASUBEB); traditional and community leaders; staff and management of the affected schools; old students’ associations; former principals and vice-principals; and parents.


*Peter Amogbonjaye*
Press Secretary, 
MOE&HCD