PICTORIAL: Parents rush to pick up children from shut FGGC, Abuja

PICTORIAL: Parents rush to pick up children from shut FGGC, Abuja

Relativand students carry luggage as they walk out of the Federal Government Girls College in Bwari, on the outskirts of Abuja, on November 22, 2025. Credit; John OKUNYOMIH / AFP

Relatives and students carry luggage as they walk out of the Federal Government Girls College in Bwari, on the outskirts of Abuja, on November 22, 2025. Credit; John OKUNYOMIH / AFP

Families on Saturday hurriedly evacuated their children from the Federal Government Girls’ College (FGGC) Bwari in Abuja as security fears in the area intensified.

According to AFP on Sunday, anxious scenes unfolded outside the school gate, where parents hauled luggage, helped their daughters pack up, and arranged immediate transport home. Many students, some still dressed in their uniforms loaded their belongings into vehicles, while others assisted classmates who were yet to finish gathering their items.

A student pulls her suitcase as she walks out of the Federal Government Girls College in Bwari, on the outskirts of Abuja, on November 22, 2025. Credit: John OKUNYOMIH / AFP

A student pulls her suitcase as she walks out of the Federal Government Girls College in Bwari, on the outskirts of Abuja, on November 22, 2025. Credit: John OKUNYOMIH / AFP

The rush followed the Federal Government’s directive on Friday ordering the immediate shutdown of 47 Federal Unity Colleges nationwide, including FGGC Bwari, over escalating insecurity in several regions.

Students load their bags into a Keke-napep outside Federal Government Girls’ College, Bwari, on November 22, 2025. Credit: Photo by John OKUNYOMIH / AFP

Students load their bags into a Keke-napep outside Federal Government Girls’ College, Bwari, on November 22, 2025. Credit: Photo by John OKUNYOMIH / AFP

The order was contained in a circular signed by the Director of Senior Secondary Education, Binta Abdulkadir.

Below is the full list of affected schools:

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North-West:

FGGC Minjibir, FTC Ganduje, FGGC Zaria, FTC Kafanchan, FGGC Bakori, FTC Dayi, FGC Daura, FGGC Tambuwal, FSC Sokoto, FTC Wurno, FGC Gusau, FGC Anka, FGGC Gwandu, FGC Birnin Yauri, FTC Zuru, FGGC Kazaure, FGC Kiyawa, FTC Hadejia.

North-East:

FGGC Potiskum, FGC Buni Yadi, FTC Gashua, FTC Michika, FGC Ganye, FGC Azare, FTC Misau, FGGC Bajoga, FGC Billiri, FTC Zambuk.

North-Central:

FGGC Bida, FGC New-Bussa, FTC Kuta-Shiroro, FGA Suleja, FGC Ilorin, FGGC Omu-Aran, FTC Gwanara, FGC Ugwolawo, FGGC Kabba, FGGC Bwari, FGC Rubochi, FGGC Abaji.

South-West:

FTC Ikare Akoko, FTC Ijebu-Imusin, FTC Ushi-Ekiti, FTC Ogugu.