THE Bauchi State government, at the weekend, closed the Sa’adu Zungur
Model Primary and Secondary School in Bauchi, the state capital, over
illegal marriages among senior students in the school.
The closure order, which also affected the primary section of the
school, it was gathered, was given on Friday by the state deputy
governor, Nuhu Gidado, who doubles as the Commissioner for Education,
following a report received by the government on the illegal marriages
among the students.
According to a press statement issued by his Special Assistant on
Communications, Yakubu Adamu, the deputy governor attributed the illegal
marriages among the students to moral decadence in the society.
Gidado stated the school would remain closed until a committee set up
by the state government to investigate the matter came up with a
detailed report and recommendations.
Investigation revealed that male students used to pay N500 as bride
price to their would-be ‘wife’ who are also students of the school as a
condition for solemnisation of their marriages.
It further revealed that the ‘couples’ classmates also contributed money to buy snacks to eat during such ‘wedding’ ceremonies.
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