The Kano State Government has ordered the immediate closure of Hassan Ibrahim Gwarzo Secondary School for Boys over allegation of sodomy being perpetrated by students of the school.State Acting Governor, Professor. Hafiz Abubakar, said this while inaugurating a 14-man committee in Kano today to probe the allegation.
Abubakar, who expressed government’s concern on the unfortunate incident, named a former Vice Chancellor of the University of Maiduguri, Professor Abubakar Mustapha, as head of the committee.
Among other mandate of the committee includes a comprehensive investigation of the alleged sodomy by students of the HIGSSB, located at Sallari quarters, so as to identify all victims of the alleged cases, as well as determine the extent of abuse.
The acting governor asked the committee to also identify the culprits in the alleged act of sodomy among the students of the school and establish the degree of their culpability.
A statement by the Acting Governor’s Director of Press, Usman Bello, quoted the the government as having directed the committee to investigate the fore-knowledge of the school management in the cases and ascertain its culpability or otherwise.
The acting governor equally asked the panel to recommend appropriate sanctions to be taken by the state government against perpetrators as well as any other steps incidental to the committee’s mandate.
The panel was given two weeks to submit its report. [myad]
