The Sokoto State Government has sent 22 indigenes to study professional courses at various universities in India and Pakistan.

Under the new arrangement, the 22 qualified students will study courses including Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Engineering, and Radiology, among others.

The State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Idris Mohammed Gobir, stated this while addressing the first batch of indigenes sponsored by the state government to undergo various professional courses in India and Pakistan.

In a statement issued on Friday by Garba Mohammed, Director of Press Affairs, Office of the Deputy Governor, Sokoto State, Alhaji Idris Gobir said the initiative was aimed at producing skilled manpower in areas where the state is experiencing shortages.

He emphasised that the government would only sponsor students to study courses that are not readily available in Nigeria.

The Deputy Governor, therefore, urged the beneficiaries to be good ambassadors of the state while in their respective countries of study.

He also cautioned them to avoid engaging in anything that could get them into trouble.

Alhaji Idris Gobir further urged them to concentrate on their studies to justify the huge amount spent by the government on their sponsorship.

Earlier, the Permanent Secretary of the State Scholarship Board, Alhaji Kabir Labaran, thanked the state government for its commitment to improving the standard of education in the state.

He said the administration of Governor Ahmed Aliyu has settled billions of naira in debts inherited from the immediate past administration, owed to many higher institutions both within Nigeria and abroad.

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