Oyo govt suspends school excursions, field trips over insecurity

The Oyo State Government has suspended all school excursions, field trips, and outdoor student activities until further notice over security concerns in the state.

This was announced in a circular issued by the Oyo State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology on Friday, May 22, 2026.

The circular was signed by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, B.T. Oyinloye, and distributed to education stakeholders across the state.

Recipients included chairmen of TESCOM and SUBEB, tutor-generals, zonal directors, principals, head teachers, and local inspectors of education.

Oyinloye said the decision became necessary to safeguard students and school staff amid prevailing security concerns across Oyo State.

“In view of the recent security concerns, the Ministry is taking steps to safeguard the lives of students and members of staff,” Oyinloye stated.

She directed school administrators to halt excursions, sports competitions, and all activities requiring students to leave school premises.

“All school administrators are hereby directed to suspend all excursions, field trips, sports competitions and related activities until further notice,” she added.

Oyinloye said the government has also cancelled all approvals earlier granted for such activities across public and private schools in the state.’

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“Prior approvals granted by the ministry are hereby overridden by this directive,” Oyinloye noted.

She stressed that students’ safety remained the government’s highest priority above academic and extracurricular engagements.

School authorities were further instructed to ensure students remained within school premises during official school hours.

Administrators were also urged to promptly report suspicious activities around schools to security agencies within their jurisdictions.

“This directive takes immediate effect and will be reviewed as soon as the security situation improves,” Oyinloye added.

She urged all affected institutions to ensure strict compliance with the directive pending further review.