Kano state govt orders immediate closure of all schools

 Kano State Government on Tuesday ordered the closure of all public and private schools in the state with immediate effect, Mr Sanusi Kiru, Commissioner for Education announced.

Kiru, who gave the directive in a statement issued in Kano, urged parents to take their children from their various schools.

“Parents whose children are in boarding schools are to also arrange and convey their children/wards back home from Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020.

“All inconveniences are regretted,” the commissioner said.

No official reason was given for the directive, which came three days to the end of the third term.