Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has on Saturday directed the closure of four tertiary institutions in the North-west state.
This is following the abduction of over 300 female students in neighbouring Zamfara State by bandits.
The shutdown was announced by the Kano State Commissioner for Higher Education, Mariya Bunkure, in a statement on Saturday.
He said, “The Kano State Government under the able leadership of His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Kano State, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has directed the closure of some tertiary institutions in the state with immediate effect.”
The schools to be shut down include RMK College of Advanced and Remedial Studies, T/Wada; School of Environmental Studies Gwarzo; School of Rural Technology and Entrepreneurship Dev (SORTED), Rano and ABCOAD, Dambatta.
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The government advised all students and staff of the above-mentioned schools to vacate the campuses as soon as possible.
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According to the Commissioner, the government will announce the date for schools reopening later.
Meanwhile, the kidnapped students and staff of the Government Science College in Kagara, Niger State have been released by their abductors.
It was gathered that the students and staff who have been in captivity for days were released on Saturday morning. The Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Bello, has insisted that no ransom was paid to secure their release.
It was reported that the students and the staff were released from a location close to where the fifty-three abductees were released a week ago.
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