Sokoto State
Government has announced the suspension of the resumption of basic and
secondary schools in the state by one week.
The schools are supposed to resume on Sunday and
Monday, for boarding and day students.
The suspension was
announced in a statement by Malam
Ibrahim Iya, spokesperson of the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education,in
Sokoto.
He said the suspension followed the 24-hour curfew declared by the government.
The Commissioner of
Basic and Secondary Education, Dr Bello Guiwa, directed all public and private
schools to resume on May 22, for boarding and May 23, for day students.
Corps members serving
in Sokoto State, especially those in the suburb have been advised to hang about
at home due to the 24-hour curfew.
The state government
had on Saturday, imposed 24-hour curfew on Sokoto metropolis, following the aggressive
protests by some youths seeking the release of some suspects arrested by the
security agencies due to the alleged killing and burning of Deborah Yakubu, for alleged blasphemy.
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