The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) heartily commends the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) for its proactive and commendable initiative in establishing 24/7 functioning emergency response centres devoted to addressing school-related emergencies throughout the nation. This landmark effort, led by the National Coordinator of the Schools Protection Squad (SPS), CP Abayomi Shogunle, demonstrates the NPF’s dedication to safeguarding the lives of scholars, lecturers, and academic infrastructure, aligning with the Federal Government’s Safe Schools Initiative and the Renewed Hope Agenda.
The announcement, made throughout a stakeholders’ discussion board in Ibadan, Oyo State, highlights the NPF’s dedication to creating safe studying environments for Nigerian college students. The institution of those emergency centres, coupled with the deployment of the Schools Protection Squad, marks a big step towards addressing safety challenges similar to kidnappings and violence focusing on faculties, which have disrupted schooling and instilled concern in communities. NANS applauds the Inspector General of Police, Dr. Kayode Egbetokun, for his visionary management and unwavering dedication to making sure that faculties stay sanctuaries of studying and development.
The NANS President, Comrade Olushola Oladoja, acknowledges the collaborative strategy adopted by the NPF, which includes partnerships with different safety businesses, academic establishments, neighborhood leaders, and stakeholders. This synergy, as emphasised through the stakeholders’ discussion board, is essential for fostering a proactive reasonably than reactive strategy to high school security. Theintegration of recent applied sciences, similar to CCTV cameras and surveillance drones, additional underscores the forward-thinking nature of this initiative.
The NANS President, Comrade Olushola Oladoja, name on all Nigerian college students to take full benefit of this initiative for his or her private and collective safety. The 24/7 emergency response centres, accessible through the devoted line 08077357777, present an important useful resource for reporting emergencies and guaranteeing swift responses to threats. The President urge Students to remain vigilant, report suspicious actions, and actively take part in sensitization applications organized by the NPF to advertise security consciousness and forestall crime.
NANS encourages college students to collaborate with safety businesses, college authorities, and neighborhood leaders to strengthen the safety framework round academic establishments. By embracing this initiative, college students can contribute to creating safer studying environments and lowering the incidence of out-of-school childrenthereby advancing Nigeria’s human capital growth.
NANS stays dedicated to supporting initiatives that improve the welfare and safety of scholars nationwide and can proceed to advocate for insurance policies that uphold the fitting to secure and uninterrupted schooling.
Michael Oyewole
Chief Press Secretary to the
President, NANS
