COVID-19, Boko Haram force five Northern states to close schools
COVID-19, Boko Haram force five Northern states to close schools
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The second wave of coronavirus pandemic and Boko Haram have forced five state governors in the North-Western geopolitical zone to announce the closure of schools in their respective states.
Findings gathered that while Katsina, Kano and Zamfara states closed schools for fear of Boko Haram attacks, Kaduna and Jigawa states on the other hand closed schools following the outbreak of the second wave of coronavirus in the states.
Thus, it was gathered that immediately after the abduction of the school students in his state, Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State had during a visit to Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, on Saturday directed the closure of all boarding schools in the state.