The government of Kano State has shut four tertiary institutions in the state.
This is coming on the heels of the closure of ten boarding schools in the state yesterday (Friday).
The two actions are reactions to the abduction of over 300 female students in neighbouring Zamfara State by bandits.
In a press statement, the State Commissioner for Higher Education, Mariya Bunkure, said on Saturday, “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 involved are 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.
The statement urged students and staff of the schools to vacate the campuses as soon as possible.
According to the Commissioner, the government will announce the date for schools reopening.
