Bello Matawalle, governor of
Zamfara, has sent all staff of Shattima Model Primary School, Gusau, on
indefinite suspension following the alleged desecration of the Holy Qur’an in
the school.
Yusuf Idris, the governor’s
director-general of press affairs, said the school has also been shut down
pending an investigation by the state basic education commission.
NAN reports that pages of the
Holy Qur’an were discovered around 11:00am on Friday in the school’s sewage.
Matawalle, who is currently in
the US to woo investors, said the government will fish out “perpetrators of the
act”.
“Government will deal ruthlessly
with anyone with a hand in this dastardly act, however highly placed,” he was
quoted to have said
According to the statement, the
governor directed the immediate deployment of three additional security guards
to all public primary schools in the state capital to beef up security.
He urged residents to be more
vigilant and asked them to report suspicious movements in their areas to
security agencies or Sharia commission officials for prompt intervention.
Several cases of alleged
desecration of the Qu’ran had been recorded in the state.
The incidences reportedly
occurred at Danturai Primary School, the state library, Farida General
Hospital, Government Day Secondary School, Sabon Gari, and Rabi’a Jumaat
Mosque, among others, all within Gusau metropolis.
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