The Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo has commended the federal government on the recent Schools Protection Squad, SPS, initiative established through the Nigeria Police Force, describing the scheme as apt and proactive measure that will ensure safety in schools in the state and other parts of Nigeria.
The Governor stated this during the flag-off of “stakeholders’ forum on the security of schools in Anambra state and training of the schools protection squad”, organized by the Nigeria Police Force at Dr Dora Akunyili Women Development Centre, Awka.
Governor Soludo represented by his Deputy, Dr Onyekachukwu Ibezim while highlighting various achievements of his administration in the education sector, said that adequate security of students and teachers in schools across the state is paramount, and called for teachers, traditional rulers and other community heads to partner security agencies especially the Police, in the area of prompt and adequate information.
Earlier in an address, the Inspector General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun who spoke through the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 13 Headquarters Ukpo, Mr Godwin Aghaulor harped on the need for collective efforts in provision of the needed safety both in schools and the society at large.
In their separate speeches, the National Coordinator, Schools Protection squad, Mr Lanre Ogunlowo, and the Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Mr Nnaghe Obono- Itam, explained that the schools protection squad initiative is aimed at providing a safe teaching and learning environment for teachers and students, encouraging all hands to be on deck in the fight against insecurity, as according to them the police cannot do it alone.
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