Kano Government has revoked the Certificates of Operations of all private schools in the State following the killing of a 5-year-old, Hanifa Abubakar.
Gatekeepers News had earlier reported that Hanifa was allegedly kidnapped, killed by her school proprietor after he had collected ransom from her family in Kano State, Northern Nigeria.
On Monday, the State Government directed all the schools to visit the state Ministry of Education for revalidation.
The state Commissioner for Education, Muhammad Sanusi Kiru announced the government’s decision shortly after a state Magistrate Court had remanded three accused of Hanifa’s murder in a correctional centre.
He said, “We are all aware of the ongoing case concerning Hanifa’s death as she was gruesomely murdered by a suspect called Abdulmalik Tanko who is the proprietor of Noble Kids Academy.
“In view of the sad incidence, especially regarding how she was murdered in the private school, the state government has decided to withdraw the certificate of all private schools for revalidation.”
The ministry of education would set the criteria for their recertification, according to him.
Kiru also noted that a panel had been constituted comprising of the Ministry of Justice, Department of State Service, Civil Defence, private school owners association, and other agencies to look into the revalidation of all private schools in Kano State.
The Commissioner assured that the revalidation exercise would be fast-tracked for smooth conduct.
He, however, said students in private schools, whose operational licenses would not be restored after the exercise, would be transferred to other schools.
“Presently we have seven directorates for private schools headed by a director and the 44 Local Government Areas of the state have been zoned to these directorates.
“If we discover that any private school not registered operating, after the exercise, the director in-charge of the zone would answer questions on that,” he added.
