The Sokoto State Government has ordered all retired staff, federal employees, and security operatives occupying school quarters under the Ministry of Science and Technology without authorization to vacate the premises immediately.
The Commissioner for Science and Technology, Prof. Attahiru Ahmad Sifawa, gave the directive during an inspection tour of school facilities across the state.

He expressed concern that several retired teachers and non-staff individuals continued to occupy school quarters meant for serving teachers, describing the act as unfair and detrimental to the education sector.

“It is unacceptable for retired or non-staff individuals to hold on to school quarters while serving teachers face accommodation challenges. Government property is not inheritance,” Sifawa said.

The Commissioner noted that the illegal occupation had worsened accommodation shortages in many schools and hindered the government’s efforts to reform the education system.

He directed school principals and management boards to compile lists of all illegal occupants and submit them to the ministry for prompt action, warning that law enforcement agencies would be deployed to recover the quarters if the directive was ignored.

“The government will not tolerate defiance of this order. Those still occupying the quarters after this notice do so at their own risk,” he warned.

Sifawa reaffirmed the state government’s commitment to restoring discipline, fairness, and accountability across educational institutions and urged affected individuals to vacate the properties voluntarily to avoid forceful eviction.

Sokoto govt orders illegal occupants to vacate school quarters