Nigeria, March 14 -- The Niger State Government has closed two public secondary schools in Minna following violent clashes involving students and youth gangs in their area.

Government Day Secondary School, Bosso Road, and Father O'Connell Science College (GSS), Minna, were shut indefinitely on Wednesday over concerns about insecurity.

Announcing the decision in Minna, the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Hadiza Mohammed, said the move followed an on-the-spot assessment by officials of the ministry.

She decried the growing menace of youth restiveness within school environments, warning that the government would not tolerate acts that endanger students, teachers, and the surrounding communities.

"The situation in these sc...