Yobe State Government has directed the closure and immediate evacuation of students in all boarding schools.

The order came following security reports Boko Haram insurgents are lurking around the state capital with plans to lunch an attack and kidnap some students.

It was however gathered that the vacation orders did not include SS 3 students.

A visit to Government Girls College Damaturu, saw many girls stranded on the school compound with others calling up their parents or guardians to come over and pick them up.

Government Girls College Damaturu is also accommodating a girls’ schools from Buni Gari which was relocated to Damaturu because of the insecurity in the area.

Investigation revealed that security operatives last night stationed an armored personal carriers at the gate of the school to curtail any breach of security at the school