The Interview Editors
Kano and Zamfara sates have joined the list of states closing of public and private schools in the wake of the kidnapping of more than 300 students in Katsina.
The governments of Katsina, Kaduna and Jigawa had also announced a closure of all schools, some however citing the second wave of the coronavirus outbreak.
The school closure in Kano state is with immediate effect according to an announcement by the Commissioner for Education, Sanusi Kiru on Wednesday.
The government of Zamfara also announced the closure of 10 schools it believed were vulnerable to bandits.
The state Commissioner for Education, Ibrahim Abdullahi, said the schools were closed by the state government to secure lives of school pupils.
He said, “We have received the approval of Governor Bello Matawalle to close all the schools located along our borders with our neighbouring states of Katsina and Kaduna, following the recent abduction of over 300 secondary school students at the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara in Katsina state.
“As you know, Kankara shares borders with Zamfara state and that attack is also a threat to our students which was why we suggested to the governor of the pressing need to close down these schools for the safety of our students.”
