After weeks of tension and temporary closure due to violent clashes among students, the Kwara State Government is set to reopen Government High School and Government Day Secondary School, both located in Adeta, Ilorin West LGA, on Monday, 19th May 2025.
The decision follows a high-level stakeholders’ meeting convened on Friday by the State Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Dr. Lawal Olohungbebe, who announced the new resumption date and introduced a five-point safety and reform agenda to restore discipline in the affected schools.
Speaking at the meeting held within the premises of Government High School, Adeta, Dr. Olohungbebe said the reopening would be accompanied by enhanced security arrangements to ensure a peaceful learning environment for students and staff. He warned that any student caught engaging in cultism, vandalism, or related misconduct would be expelled and prosecuted if necessary.
“This government will not tolerate any form of indiscipline,” the Commissioner declared. “We expect maximum cooperation from parents, school administrators, and community leaders to reform our school system and protect the future of our children.”
The gathering drew a wide range of stakeholders, including local government officials, traditional rulers, security operatives, school administrators, and community groups, all committed to curbing rising antisocial behaviours among schoolchildren.
Chairman of Ilorin West LGA, Honourable Shehu Abdulrahman Ladan, stressed that parents must step up in mentoring their wards, noting that moral instruction begins at home. “The community must rise together to salvage our schools. Discipline is a shared responsibility,” he said.
Traditional ruler, Mallam Yakubu Yusuf Adewole, the Alangua of Adewole, pledged to mobilise religious leaders and grassroots networks to sensitize parents and students on the dangers of cultism and school violence. “We cannot fold our arms while our future leaders lose direction,” he noted.
Meanwhile, Dr AbdulRahman Kallah Salman, President of Adewole Progressive Association, presented a formal security framework developed by his association to support government efforts in maintaining order. His proposal served as a foundation for the adoption of a collective five-point reform agenda at the meeting.
The five-point plan includes:
1. Boosting Security Presence across both schools to deter violence.
2. Enforcing Zero Tolerance for Cultism, vandalism, and antisocial behaviour — with expulsion as a top penalty.
3. Overhauling the School’s Administrative Structure, including staff reassignment.
4. Regular Oversight Visits by education authorities to monitor compliance.
5. Promoting Community Engagement in school activities to strengthen parental oversight.
Also present at the meeting were the Executive Chairman of the Teaching Service Commission, Mallam Bello Tauheed; Permanent Secretary of the Education Ministry, Mrs. Olanrewaju Rebecca Bake; members of KWASUBEB; traditional leaders; former principals and vice principals; alumni associations; and concerned parents.
Stakeholders left the meeting with a renewed commitment to uphold discipline and rebuild trust between the schools and the communities they serve.
