Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has ordered the shutting down of all the state’s boarding schools bordering Katsina and Sokoto states.
Addressing newsmen on Tuesday in Gusau, the state’s Commissioner of Education, Ibrahim Abdullahi, said the affected schools included Government Secondary Schools in Zurmi, GSS Birnin Magaji, (boarding), and G.A.S.S Zurmi (boarding), and G.G.S.S Moriki (boarding).
Others are: Science Secondary School Shinkafi (boarding), Science Secondary School, Dansadau (boarding) and Science Secondary School, Bukkuyum (boarding), G.D. S. S Nassarawa Mailayi (day), G.D.S.S Gusami (day), and G.D.S.S Gurbin Bore, (day).
Mr Abdullahi said the move became necessary in order to avert kidnapping incident.
“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,” he added.
