The Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje has closed three schools of nursing and midwifery and two other health-training institutions
The directive was contained in a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Health, Hadiza Mustapha Namadi, issued to newsmen in Kano on Sunday.
Namadi says the move was part of efforts to prevent possible attacks on schools located in areas prone to a security threat.
“This is why the Kano State Government has ordered the closure of five Health training institutions in the state with immediate effect,” he said.
According to the statement, the affected institutions include the School of Health Technology Bebeji, School of Nursing Madobi, and the Schools of Midwifery in Gwarzo, Gezawa and Dambatta.
Recall that the Kano State Government had on Saturday ordered the immediate closure of 12 secondary schools and four tertiary institutions in the outskirts of the state capital over increasing insecurity.
It said the state Commissioner for Health, Dr Aminu Ibraim Tsanyawa noted that adequate arrangements have been made for the students to continue with their academic activities.
The statement advised parents and guardians to pick their children from their respective schools today (Sunday morning).
