Katsina shuts all boarding schools after abduction of students

Aminu Masari, the Katsina State governor has ordered the immediate closure of all boarding secondary schools in the state.

This follows the abduction of dozens of students of the Government Science Secondary School Kankara by bandits on Friday night.

The Governor gave who visited the school on Saturday for an on-the-spot assessment of the situation with his Deputy, Alhaji Mannir Yakubu, and other top government officials met with the school officials, some parents, traditional and religious leaders as well as security officials.

The Governor pleaded with residents to be patient and show restraint and understanding, assuring them that the government will do every necessary thing to ensure the release of all the abducted students.

He said security officials comprising the military, the police, and the Department of State Security had swung into action and were on the trail of the abductors.

Governor Masari further assured that both the Federal and the state governments were doing their best to bring an end to banditry and other debilitating crimes in the state.

According to him, the government is very firm in its resolve to be ruthless in any engagement with the bandits.