Haneefa’s murder: Kano govt. revokes all private schools’ licences, set panel for revalidation
Kano State Government has revoked operational certificate of all private schools in the state, just as it set up a panel for revalidation exercise.
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The State’s Commissioner of Education, Dr Muhammad Sanusi Kiru, who made the announcement on Monday, directed all proprietors of private schools to come forward for revalidation of their operational certificates.
The development is coming few days after a brutal murder of a 5-year-old girl, Hanifa Abubakar by her school teacher and proprietor of a private school, Noble Kids Academy.
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Dr Kiru 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.
“It is in view of the sad incidence, especially regarding how the little innocent girl was murdered in a private school, the state government has decided to withdraw the certificates of all private schools for revalidation.
“The ministry of education will set a criteria for their recertification. I, therefore, urged all proprietors of private schools in Kano to ensure participation in the exercise.”
He said the panel constituted to handle the revalidation includes ministry of Justice, Department of State Service, (DSS) and Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps among other agencies.
