Six novels have been banned by the Kano State Government from being used in the state’s nursery, primary, and secondary schools “due to the observed inclusion of inappropriate and sexually explicit contents.”
The prohibition was announced to local media in Kano by Comrade Baba Abubakar Umar, Special Adviser to the State Governor on Private and Voluntary Institutions.
The announcement stated: “The Kano State Government wishes to inform operators of both private and voluntary schools in the state that the below-listed books are prohibited for instructional use in our nursery, primary, and secondary schools due to the observed inclusion of inappropriate and sexually explicit contents that are harmful to the morals of our young students.”
The books’ names were listed as The Queen Primer(All editions) A Royal School Series published by Nelson Publishers Limited and Basic Science For Junior Secondary School by Razat Publishers,2018 Edition,(JSS3) in the release that was signed by the director of planning, research, and statistics in the office of the special adviser, Hamisu Muhammad.
Basic Science and Technology for Junior Secondary School 1, 2, and 3 by W.K. Hamzat, S.Bakare, and Active Basic Science 2014 Edition by Tola Anjorin, Okechukwu Okolo, Philipps Yara, Bamidele Mutiu, Fatima Koki, Lydia Gbagu, and others.
The remaining texts are New Concept English for Senior Secondary Schools for SSS2, Revised Edition(2018 Edition) by J. Eyisi, A. Adekunle, T. Adepolu, F. Ademola Adeoye, Q. Adams and J. Eto, and Basic Social Studies for Primary Schools by B. J. Obebe, v. D. M. Mohammed, S. N. Nwosu, J. A. Adeyanju and H.
The Special Advisor said, “As Educators and Role Models, it is our Shared Responsibility to Provide Quality Education, While Nurturing Virtuous Character Among Our Students.”
