Gov.Yusuf reassures on security of colleges in Kano State
Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State says his administration has taken vital steps to make sure the security of all colleges throughout the state.
Yusuf stated this on the opening of a Stakeholders Forum on the safety of colleges in Kano State and the Training of the Schools Protection Squad,held on the Government House, Kano, on Monday
Represented by the state’s Commissioner for Education, Alhaji Ali Makoda, the governor reassured the stakeholders of the State Government’s dedication to the event of the schooling sector.
As the nation continues to face challenges in guaranteeing colleges security, he stated, the discussion board marked an important step in the direction of strengthening safety resilience and selling a safer studying atmosphere.
In his remarks, the State Commissioner of Police, Mr Abayomi Shogunle, National Coordinator of Schools Protection Squad, emphasised the significance of colleges safety, stating that it’s paramount to the administration of President Bola Tinubu.
He stated that the faculties safety safety Squad was initiated by the Inspector-General of Police with a view to addressing safety challenges in main,secondary and tertiary establishments.
“The safety and security of our colleges and different studying atmosphere proceed to draw the eye of the Federal Government of Nigeria.
“In latest years, Nigeria had confronted safety challenges comparable to kidnappings, murder, and destruction of faculty infrastructure, generally main to highschool closures and negatively affecting host communities.These incidences may be linked to the rising variety of out-of-school youngsters.
“The National Policy on Safety, Security and Violence-Free Schools in a 2021 report indicated that between 2012 and 2016, more than 600 teachers were killed in attacks, while more than 19,000 were displaced,”Shogunle stated.
He stated the occasion, Strengthening Security Resilience and Integration of Host Communities, aligned with the nationwide plan on financing protected colleges within the nation.
According to him,the plan has a nationwide funding response geared toward defending colleges, learners, lecturers and non-teaching employees from assaults.
The nationwide coordinator additionally said that the plan was designed to realize measurable outcomes comparable to decreasing the variety of out-of-school youngsters and enhancing Nigeria’s score within the human capital index in the long term.
“The policy also provides guidelines and a framework for ensuring safe and secure learning environments in schools nationwide,” he added.