Kano State Government has disavowed working licenses of all tuition based schools in the state.
The government authority made the move in the midst of the shock over the killing of 5-year old Hanifa Abubukar by Abdulmalik Tanko, owner of Noble Kids Academy, Nasarawa Local Government Area of the state.
The perished youngster, who went to the school, was seized and therefore killed by her school owner.
Tanko had admitted killing her with a rodent poison he purchased for N100.
Addressing media on Monday, the state Commissioner of Education, Sunusi Sa’id Kiru, said the renounced licenses will be assessed and revalidated after accreditation.
“I want to use this opportunity to inform everyone that hence, the government has decided to revoke all certificates of private schools in the State.
”We are all aware of the ongoing case of Hanifa; how she was gruesomely murdered by a suspect called Abdulmalik Tanko who is the the proprietor of Noble Kids Academy; view of the sad incident, 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 will set a criteria for their recertification. A panel has been set-up comprising of the ministry of Justice, Department of State Service, (DSS), Civil Defense and other security agencies to look into the revalidation of all private schools in Kano State.”
