Tag: Zamfara school abduction

Zamfara school abduction: Matawalle shuts all boarding schools

Aminu Imam

Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has announced the closure of all boarding schools in the State to prevent activities of insurgents against students. Matawalle made the announcement in a statewide broadcast on Friday, in Gusau, the State capital. The governor said that the decision was sequel to the abduction of 317 students of Government Girls Science Secondary School, Jangebe, in Talatan-Mafara local government area of the State by gunmen in the early hours of Friday. I, and the entire state government and the citizens are deeply touched by this development…

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Zamfara school abduction: Northern governors say ‘Enough is enough’

Aminu Imam

Northern youths accuse military of complicity in abduction, Say NSA Must Go Again, the Northern Governors Forum, (NGF), has condemned another attack on Government Secondary School, Jangebe, in Zamfara State where hundreds of schoolgirls were abducted. In an issued statement, the chairman of the Forum and the Plateau State governor, Simon Lalong, said this trend is unacceptable and strong measures must be taken to put an end to it before it escalates into a monster that will consume educational pursuit and national aspirations. The governor said this development which is…

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