Sokoto State Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has in the wake of the recent kidnappings in some states of the North fingered a coalition of Boko Haram and bandits as the groups responsible,
He said that their real purpose was to cause hiatus in the smooth acquisition of education by students.
Gov. Tambuwal said this was the reason why the government shut boarding schools across the state and transfered the studens to other schools in order to ensure that they continue with their studies.
A statement by the Special Adviser Media and Publicity to the Governor, Muhammad Bello, said the governor said that government will take all measures like adopting the morning and afternoon shifts system, virtual learning and other ways of teaching the children in their domain in furtherance of its objectives