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Protesters demand rescue of boys missing in GSSS Kankara invasion. Photo credit: Punch
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Tue Dec 15 2020
Zamfara state has shut down 10 schools in locations close to its border with Katsina and Kaduna in the wake of the kidnap of students from GSSS Kankara, Katsina.
Zamfara education commissioner Ibrahim Gusau said the closure was to forestall any breakdown of law and order in the state and ensure student safety.
Other schools outside of the affected locations continue academic activities, he said.
“The affected schools are at a location sharing boundaries with Katsina and Kaduna states and given the current situation in the neighbouring Katsina state we felt compelled to close these schools even though the term is ending in one week’s time,” he said.
Katsina Abductions: Jigawa, Zamfara close schools
The states share borders with Katsina, where over 333 students were abducted a few days ago.
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Following the abduction of 333 students at Government Science Secondary School, Kankara in Katsina, neighbouring states, Jigawa and Zamfara, have closed their schools.
PREMIUM TIMES had reported how the students were abducted by gunmen on motorbikes on December 11.
The Katsina government said 333 students were abducted.
But Boko Haram, a terrorist organisation and Nigeria’s major security threat, which has claimed responsibility for the raid, said its fighters took over 500 students.
The terror group’s leader, Abubakar Shekau, stated this on Tuesday in a video obtained by