The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, has ordered the immediate closure of all boarding schools in the state.
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The directive is coming after more than 300 students of the Government Girls Secondary School in Jangebe, Talata-Mafara local government area of the state, were abducted by gunmen on Friday.
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