Public secondary and primary schools inKaduna State remained under lock and key following indefinte strike embarked on by teachers in the schools across the state over the dismissal of primary school teachers and some welfare issues.
The strike which was called by the state chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) in protest against the sack of more than 21,000 primary school teachers by Kaduna government has entered day two.
The government on Sunday threatened to sack any teacher who joined the strike.
Yet, the teachers have defied the sack order and joined their counterparts in observing the strike probably to compel government to change its mind in recalling the dismissed teachers.
In some of the schools in Kaduna metropolis monitored by journalists, security guards were seen in the premises as students and teachers remained at home.
At LGEA Primary School Mahuta and Unguwan Boro, security guards were at the premises while the classrooms were under lock and key.
One of the security guards told NAN that no teacher had resumed, adding that some of the pupils went home after hanging around with no teacher to attend to them.
At LGEA Primary School Unguwan Mu’azu some of the teachers were at the school premises but with no student on sight.
