The Kano State Government has directed the closure of a private school, Noble Kids Academy, at Kwanar Dakata, in the Nassarawa Local Government Area, where the body of a kidnapped girl, Hanifa Abubakar, was buried by the suspects.
According to the police, Hanifa, a five-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped in November 2021, at Kwanar Dakata in the metropolis by her teacher, Abdulmalik, who is a principal suspect in the crime.
Commissioner for Education Muhammad Kiru announced the closure of the school in a statement after policemen discovered the corpse of the victim buried in the private school. He explained that apart from the closure of the school, the state government would commence probe of unregistered private schools and teachers to check such criminal activities.
The Commissioner also advised parents whose children attend the private school to stop them from doing so pending the completion of investigation.
It would be recalled that the Kano State Police Command had in a statement confirmed the arrest of the kidnappers of the girl who demanded ransom of six million naira for her release before she was killed.
