By Maryam Abeeb
The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu, has applauded actions taken by the Kano State government to address the horrible incident that led to the death of five-year-old Hanifa Abubakar, killed by her teacher.
Adamu, who spoke through the Director of Press and Public Relations in the Ministry, Mr Ben Goong, in Abuja, condemned the killing of Hanifa.
Adamu, in his statement, said, “We are watching this national tragedy very closely and we are interested in seeing that justice is not only done but explicitly seen as done.
If a child cannot be safe in the hands of his or her teacher, where else can the child be safe.
“This is an assault on the entire teaching profession and must not be allowed to happen again.
“We sympathise with the parents of the innocent baby and pray that Allah consoles them in the best way possible,” Adamu said.
It would be recalled that Hanifa was abducted on Dec. 4, 2021, by her teacher, Abdulmalik Tanko, who has since been arrested by the police.
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