Sa’adu Zungur Model Primary and Secondary School, Bauchi has been ordered closed by the Bauchi State government, over alleged sexual immorality.
The state deputy governor, who also doubles as the Commissioner for Education, Nuhu Gidado, announced the closure in a press release on Monday, March 13, signed by his Special Assistant on Communication, Yakubu Adamu.
Gidado said that the closure of the school became imperative, following reports received that some of students of the school engaged in illegal marriages among themselves, attributing the student’s behaviour to moral decadence in the society.
The statement added, “That is why he had directed the immediate closure of the school on Friday, March 10 after being notified about the issue.”
The statement added that a committee comprising all directors in the state Ministry of Education, the school authority, teachers as well as the Parents and Teachers Association have been set up to investigate the matter and come up with a detailed report before the school is reopened.
The Point learnt that there have been reports of rampant sexual activities in the school, to the extent that alleged illegal marriages were being contracted among the students.
For instance, a male student, who claimed to be the groom, paid N500 as dowry to “wed” a female student, while their classmates contributed money for snacks needed at the ceremony.
One student of the school said, “We learnt the groom brought large sums of money to the bride’s friends for settlement after marriage had taken place.”
Only last week, the attention of teachers was drawn to one of such illegal events, when an SS11 student organised a “wedding” in an unoccupied classroom with a female senior student, by the loud sound.
And on getting there, the teachers met the students tying the nuptial knot.
The school principal could not be reached for comment
