Building Collapse: Kano Sues Private Schools Operating In Crack Structures, Unhealthy Environment

Kano state government has perfected legal action against proprietors of three private schools for putting lives of hundred innocent students in damage.

Executive secretary, Kano state Private and Voluntary Schools Board Alh. Baba Abubakar Umar said the legal action becomes necessary after uncovering near collapse buildings and unhealthy environment the affected private schools operate.

During an unscheduled inspection to the schools monitored by journalists, the inspection team discovered uncompleted structures where students received lessons under a leaking concrete classrooms.

Besides the conpicious structural cracks, the team also discovered filthy pit latrines and unkempt environment where the proprietors conduct teachings while exposing hundreds of innocent children to health hazard.

The affected schools are Matasa Senior Arabic and Secondary School, Naibawa; Best Alternative Comprehensive College, Sheka and Ibn-Masud Science College, Kabuga.

Despite the poor condition of the schools, students were seen writing examinations under the crack deckens and leaking classrooms, while inspecting the schools.

Addressing journalists after the inspection, Baba Umar worried that some private schools’ operators would preferred to compromise quality and conducive learning environment for profit.

He insisted that government would be decisive in taking necessary actions against all proprietors constituting threat to lives of innocent children in the name of doing business.

Although, the executive secretary reminded the era of closing of schools is no longer fashionable, he noted that defaulting schools would henceforth be charged to court to face wrath of their actions.

Baba Umar added that arrangements are concluded with State Ministry of Justice and State Anti-Corruption Agency to effect necessary legal action against proprietors of private schools found violating laws and regulations of private school act.

” We have seen many buildings collapse in Abuja, Lagos and other places because of human factors. We would not tolerate that in Kano. You have seen the nature of buildings and environment where some private schools operates in Kano.

” You have witnessed near collapse and uncompleted structures being used as classrooms. Buildings without windows and doors, classrooms with leaking concrete, classrooms without perforated roofing sheet littered with waterlogged. This classrooms provided for children to receive lessons”. Baba Umar added.