Six books banned in Kano schools over inappropriate content
The Kano State government has prohibited the use of six educational books in nursery, primary, and secondary schools.
The decision comes in response to concerns over the presence of inappropriate and sexually explicit content within the materials.
The ban was announced on Thursday in a statement by Baba Abubakar Umar, the director of planning, research and statistics in the office of special adviser to the state governor on private and voluntary institutions.
“The Kano State Government wishes to notify operators of both private and voluntary schools in the state that the underlisted books are prohibited for instructional use in our nursery, primary, and secondary schools due to the observed inclusions of inappropriate and sexually explicit contents that are harmful to the morals of our young students,” the announcement stated.
The books included: The Queen Primer (All editions); A Royal School Series published by Nelson Publishers Limited; Basic Science For Junior Secondary School by Razat Publishers, 2018 Edition (JSS3); Active Basic Science, 2014 Edition By Tola Anjorin, Okechukwu Okolo, Philias Yara, Bamidele Mutiu, Fatima Koki, Lydia Gbagu.
It also included Basic Science and Technology for Junior Secondary School 1, 2, and 3 by W.K. Hamzat, S.Bakare; 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.; Basic Social Studies For Primary Schools by B.J.Obebe, D.M.Mohammed, S.N.Nwosu, J.A. Adeyanju, and H.Carbin.
Mr Umar emphasised the shared responsibility of educators and role models in providing quality education while nurturing virtuous character among students.
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