Following the abduction of over 333 schoolboys in Katsina by the Boko Haram, the Zamfara State Government has closed all its boarding schools to prevent a similar occurrence.
State Commissioner of Education, Dr. Ibrahim Abdullahi, told newsmen in Gusau, the state capital, that the schools would remain shut until the security situation improved.
According to Abdullahi, “We will not want what happened in Katsina to happen in Zamfara State.
“All the principals of the affected schools have been directed to ensure immediate closure of the affected schools.”
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In Kano State, the state government said it had taken all necessary security measures to ensure that all its schools were secured in the state.
Special Adviser to Governor Abdullahi Ganduje on Media, Salihu Tanko-Yakasai stated this on Tuesday in Kano.