Following the abduction and subsequent murder of a five-year-old girl, Hanifa Abubakar, a pupil of Noble Kids Academy, Kwanar Dakata by her school teacher, Kano State Government has ordered an indefinite closure of the affected institution.
A statement signed by the Public Relations Officer, Kano State Ministry of Education, Aliyu Yusuf, Friday, disclosed that the government has equally withdrawn the operational license of the. deceased primary school and the school where her remains were buried by her abductor.
The directives for both the closure and withdrawal of the operational licences of the two schools are with immediate effects, said the statement.
This statement quoted the state Commissioner of Education, Malam Muhammad Sanusi Sa’id Kiru as expressing deep shock and sadness over the unfortunate incident.
The Commissioner also revealed that in addition to the police investigation, a ministerial committee has been constituted by the ministry with a view to assisting in digging the matter for justice to take its cause.
While consoling and condoling the family of late Hanifa Abubakar on behalf of the ministry and the state government, he called on parents/ guardians to desist from taking their wards to that closed schools and their likes.
He further stated that the ministry would do all it takes to facilitate the work of the constituted committee to come up with actionable suggestions that would prevent the future occurrence of such tragic incidence.
