The Kwara State Authorities has ordered the speedy closure of the Kwara State School of Training, Oro.
The directive, which follows worsening safety issues within the space, is contained in an inside memo dated January 20, 2026, issued by the Ministry of Tertiary Training, Science and Expertise.
The memo, signed by the Commissioner for Tertiary Training, Sa’adatu Modibbo-Kawu, directed the administration of the establishment to close down educational actions with speedy impact, in step with the instruction of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.
“The measure is taken in the perfect curiosity of the protection and safety of employees, college students and the encircling group,” the memo learn.
It added that the closure would stay in power pending a complete safety overview and additional directives from the state authorities.
“You might be hereby instructed to take speedy steps to direct the Administration of the School to briefly shut the establishment forthwith,” the memo acknowledged.
The college authorities have been additionally mandated to submit a report of compliance to the ministry immediately.
The event comes amid heightened safety issues throughout components of Kwara South and North, the place communities have recorded instances of banditry, kidnappings and different prison actions in latest months.