FG Assures Adequate Security In Unity Schools

The Federal Government has assured that it would provide adequate security of lives and properties of students in Federal Unity schools.

Minister of Education Adamu Adamu damu made the promise in Abuja on Monday at the inauguration of the Central Planning Committee on Security Education and Awareness Campaign for Principals and Teachers of Federal Government Colleges.

Adamu regretted that the country over the years has become insecure due to terrorism in the north and cultism and rituals in the south.

“School security is vital to effective teaching and learning. Presently, the safety of the school child is of primary concern to stakeholders in the education sector,” the minister said.

“In different parts of the country, communal and ethnic crisis erupted and hindered the smooth functioning of schools.”

The minister added that insecurity in schools was not a problem peculiar to Nigeria, calling for partnership from stakeholders to curb the rising security challenges in schools.