The Kano State Films and Censorship Board has confiscated over one thousand copies of a primary school reading book for containing v¥lgar language.
The board also banned the use of the book titled, ‘Queen Primer Part II’, in primary schools in the State.
Director of the Board, Abba Al-Mustapha, in a statement said: “Praise be to God, everyone in Kano knew that we all woke up to a m£nace about a book, which is being used to teach our children in primary schools titled ‘Queen Primer’.
This book contains v¥lgar languages, which are unsuitable for our children’s hearing or learning.
I’ve mobilised my operation team to swing into action and they confiscated about 1,200 copies of the book so far from bookstores and open markets and we will not relent in our investigation to get to the root of the matter to the extent of making those responsible to face the full wrath of the law.
The position of the Kano State Films and Censorship Board is that we have banned the use and sale of this book and all related to it in Kano State. We have also banned the use of the book for learning purposes in all primary schools in the State.”
