Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State on Saturday went tough with the authorities Shattima Model Primary School, Gusau, over an allegation of desecration of the Holy Qur’an in the school.
He shut down the school and sent the staff on an indefinite suspension.
A full investigation was immediately ordered into the situation.
To conduct the probe is the Basic Education Commission, according to Yusuf Idris, the Director-General, Press Affairs to the governor.
Pages of the Holy Qur’an were discovered around 11am on Friday in the sewage of the school.
The governor, who is currently in the United States to woo investors, pledged that the government would fish out the perpetrators.
He directed the immediate deployment of three additional security guards to all public primary schools in the state capital to beef up security.
“Government will deal ruthlessly with anyone with a hand in this dastardly act, however highly placed,” he said and urged residents to be more vigilant.
Matawalle said people should report suspicious movements in their areas to security agencies or Shariah commission officials for prompt intervention.
