Nasarawa State Government would soon provide security in more than 400 public schools to protect students, teachers and facilities from hoodlums, the state’s Commissioner for Education, Alhaji Tijjani Ahmed has said.
Ahmed made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lafia on Tuesday.
According to him, the government is taking proactive measures to safeguard schools in view of rising rate of kidnapping going on in other states of the federation.
He said conventional security agencies would complement the efforts of members of Nasarawa State Youths Employment Scheme (NAYAS) that would be deployed to public primary and secondary schools.
He added that “NAYAS officials would be deployed to over 400 public secondary schools and primary schools in the state.
“The state government believes that the combined efforts of security provided by Parent Teachers Association, the conventional security agencies and NAYAS should be able to properly secure our schools.”
Ahmed disclosed that the state Governor, Alhaji Tanko Al-Makura, had already approved the erection of parameter fencing in all public schools.
