By Ahmed Attahiru Gusau
The Zamfara state government has ordered the immediate closure of 10 secondary schools that share border with neighbouring Katsina state.
The commissioner of education, Dr Abdullahi Gusau, stated this while addressing journalists on Tuesday, explaining that the closure was in response to the recent abduction of students of Kankara science secondary school in Katsina.
He explained that the closure was part of measures to protect those school children that were neighbouring Katsina from similar bandits attack.
According to him, governor Bello Mohammed had approved the closure of 10 schools, including seven boarding and three day secondary schools in the state.
“The following schools today, Tuesday have been closed for security reasons. These include G.S.S. Tsafe (Raka boarding); G.S.S Birnin Magaji (boarding); G.D.S.S Nasarawa Mailayi (day); G.D.S.S Gusami (day); G.A.S.S Zurmi (boarding); G.D.S.S Gurbin Bore (day); G.G.S.S Moriki (boarding), Science Secondary School Shinkafi (boarding); Science Secondary school Dan Sadau (boarding) and Science Secondary school Bukkuyyum (boarding),” the Commissioner said.
He maintained that the schools would remain closed until the security situation improved.
