Kaduna State government has sealed a school Al-Azhar Academy, in Zaria over the death of a JSS 3 student.
The student, Marwan Sambo, 19, was reported to have died from severe beating and corporal punishments by some teachers, over absenteeism.
Recall that in a statement, in Kaduna, the Director-General of KSSQAA, Dr. Usman Abubakar, said the state’s Ministry of Education, representing the state government, alongside the school, had launched a fact-finding mission.
He said their visit to Zaria was to assemble the sequence of events that transpired from the Al-Azhar Academy, where the incident happened, to the victim’s home, to offer condolences and engage with bereaved family and some school mates of the victim.
The Director General noted that the state government, under the leadership of Governor Uba Sani, assured the “general public of its firm resolve to ensure conducive learning environment, equity and justice.
Against the backdrop, he urged members of the public to remain calm and law abiding while investigation continued for justice to be served accordingly.