The man of God spoke in a telephone interview on Thursday.
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Matawalle made the announcement in a statewide broadcast on Friday in Gusau.
Malam Muhammad Kiru, the state Commissioner for Education, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Kano.
The Governor said the action is necessary to save the lives of the students as the areas have already been taken over by bandits.
Speaking to journalists in a press conference on Tuesday, the Commissioner for Education, Dr. Ibrahim Abdullahi, said the schools would remain closed until the security improves.
The outcome of the exercise will greatly assist Police authorities and other security agencies in the task of designing security strategies that will help in promoting safety and security in the schools, the Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, said on Tuesday