Kano State Revokes Operational Licences Of Private Schools

By Ayodele Oni

Kano State Government has revoked Certificates of Operations of all private schools in the state.

Addressing a news conference on Monday in Kano, the State Commissioner for Education, Alhaji Mohammad Karu, explained that the State Government has asked Proprietors to come forward for revalidation of their certificates.

The State Government’s action is coming on the heels of the killing of a five year old girl, Hanifa Abubakar, by her school teacher and Proprietor of a private school, Noble Kids Academy.

The  Commissioner declared that “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 Certificates of all private schools for revalidation.”

According to him, the ministry of education is expected to set criteria for their recertification.

He also announced that a panel has been constituted to look into the process of revalidation of private schools in the state.

The panel, the Commissioner said, comprises of the ministry of Justice, Department of State Service, (DSS), Civil Defence and other agencies.