Katsina State Governor Aminu Masari has ordered the
immediate closure of all boarding secondary schools in the
state.
The order follows the disappearance of scores of students at the
Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, after an attack by
bandits.
Governor Massari who visited Kankara on Saturday, met with the
school officials, parents, traditional and religious leaders as
well as security officials, and assured them of doing everything
necessary to ensure the release of all the abducted students.
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Attack
Meanwhile, Service Chiefs are expected to pay a condolence visit
to the governor today, and it is likely what will be top of their
discussion will be how to ensure the safe release of the students
and put an end to incessant banditry in the state.
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Before the attack, the number of students in the school stood at
854 and the state police command has confirmed that two hundred of
the school children who fled for safety during the attack have been
safely returned.