The Kano state government has ordered the immediate closure of ten boarding schools and four higher institutions of learning in the state following the rampant cases of kidnapping in the neighboring states.
The closed boarding schools are located in Ajingi, Sumaila, Jogana, Kafinmaiyaki, Gaya, among others
The closed tertiary institutions include RMK College of Advanced and Remedial Studies, T/Wada; School of Environmental Studies, Gwarzo; School of Rural Technology and Entrepreneurship Dev (SORTED), Rano; and Audu Bako College of Agriculture, Dambatta, (ABCOAD).
Students of the affected schools have been directed to vacate the campuses as soon as possible.
