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 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.
Gidado stated the school would remain closed until a committee set up by the state government to investigate the matter come up with a detailed report and recommendation.
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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