To ensure school safety and security across Jigawa State, the Governor Mr. Umar Namadi has unveiled the Safe Schools Rapid Response Coordination Centre.
The centre’s official commissioning held in Dutse the State Capital in North West Nigeria during the Stakeholders’ Forum on Security of Schools.
Governor Namadi emphasised the importance of creating a safer and more secure learning environment for the state’s pupils, adding that, “this is a critical event with a very laudable objective aiming to support our efforts towards the provision of a safer and more secure learning environment for our children in schools and other learning places.”
The Governor highlighted that security is outlined as Goal 8 in his administration’s 12-Point Agenda, focusing on “building an inclusive community-led response to security, adopting new technologies, and strengthening local government councils, traditional institutions, and other relevant stakeholders to ensure the safety of lives and properties of the good people of the State.”
The newly established Safe Schools Rapid Response Coordination Centre, which cost over 342 million naira, features state-of-the-art security gear and surveillance equipment, including optical night vision devices, GPS units, walkie-talkies, and ICT technology.
The Centre also boasts two robust Toyota Hilux vehicles and four motorcycles for rapid response operations.
Governor Namadi described the center as “a central hub for monitoring potential emergencies and coordinating swift response.”
In addition to the Centre, the Governor announced the engagement of nearly ten thousand youths through a cooperative venture linking private security firms and public institutions, especially primary and secondary schools as well as clinics, to bolster protection as well as address unemployment by supplying “secure and sustainable means of making a living.”
Governor Namadi also reemphasised the state’s ongoing work to improve school grounds, such as erecting perimeter fences encircling boarding academies to guarantee theur stay “protected, safe, and conducive environments for teaching and learning to take place without interruption.”
Also speaking, the Inspector General of Police, represented by Assistant Inspector General Zone 1, Ahmed Ammani, commended the Jigawa State Government for its forward-thinking approach and launched the IG Safe Schools Initiative.
He said, “the Safe Schools Initiative originated from the IG’s commitment to ensuring the well-being and security of our students and places of education.”
He also inaugurated the Jigawa State Police Command’s “Schools Protection Squad” (SPS), which will collaborate closely with all parties concerned to fortify schools against potential threats.
Also, the Jigawa State Commissioner of Police Ahmad Abdullahi expressed gratitude to Governor Namadi for his unyielding support to security forces and called for continued teamwork among all stakeholders.
Details of the engagements was contained in a press statement by Chief Press Secretary to the Governor Hamisu Gumel.
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