All boarding schools in Zamfara State have been shut down by the state government following the abduction of 317 schoolgirls of Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe.
Governor Bello Matawalle, in a press briefing at the Government House Gusau on Friday, said the schools must remain shit until the security situation improves in the state.
He said, “We have no alternative than to close down all boarding schools so as to douse the fear being entertained by parents and guardians due to the recent abduction of the schoolgirls in Jangebe.
“We are, however, doing everything possible to rescue the children and reunite them with their families.
“We have no alternative than to close down all boarding schools so as to douse the fear being entertained by parents and guardians due to the recent abduction of the schoolgirls in Jangebe.
“We are, however, doing everything possible to rescue the children and reunite them with their families.”
