Katsina State Governor , Aminu Bello Masari has ordered the immediate closure of all boarding secondary schools in the state.
The directive follows the abduction of 54 students of the Government Science Secondary School Kankara by bandits on Friday night.
Director-General on Media to the governor, Abdu Labaran, announced this in a statement.
He said the governor took the decision on Saturday morning when he, his deputy, Mannir Yakubu, and other government officials visited the school.
According to Labaran, the governor met with some parents, traditional, religious leaders, and security officials at the school and promised them that the government will do everything necessary to ensure all students return safely.
The Governor, who could not control his emotions , pleaded with the people to be patient and show restraint and understanding, assuring them that government will do every necessary things to ensure the release of all the abducted students.
He said the already security officials, constituting the military, the police and the Department of State Security had swung into action and are on the trail of the abductors.
Governor Masari further assured that both governments at federal and state levels were doing their best to bring an end to banditry and other debilitating criminal activities in the state.
The Governor, who could not control his emotions , pleaded with the people to be patient and show restraint and understanding, assuring them that government will do every necessary things to ensure the release of all the abducted students.
He said security officials, constituting of the military, the police and the Department of State Security had swung into action and are on the trail of the abductors.
Governor Masari further assured that both governments at federal and state levels were doing their best to bring an end to banditry and other debilitating criminal activities in the state.
