Following the abduction of over three hundred female students the Governor of Zamfara State Mr. Bello Matawalle has ordered the immediate closure of all boarding schools in the state.

The Governor gave the order Friday evening

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Mores sao the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Farouq, has condemned the abduction of students in Government Girl’s Secondary School, Jangebe in Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

A statement by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Bashir Alkali, the Minister expressed concern over the frequent abduction of innocent school children in the country.

According to the statement, she described the act as regrettable, inhuman and traumatic and should be condemned at all levels.

The Minister assured the parents of Government’s determination in securing the safe release of the students.

The abduction is coming barely few weeks after terrorists abducted students of Government Science College, Kagara in Niger State.