…. As Lagos engage stakeholders on safety, security of schools

Amidst the prevalence of security challenges in Nigeria, the Lagos State Ministry of Education and the Office of Education Quality Assurance have engaged stakeholders on safety and security of students in both public and private boarding schools in the state.

The Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo, in her address explained that the state government was proactive by organising the stakeholders meeting to ensure that students in boarding facilities across the state are safe and secured.

Adefisayo advised students not to accept gifts or engage in any form of conversation with strangers while admonishing parents to follow all security protocols put in place by schools especially those with boarding facilities.

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu, disclosed that the command had taken steps such as; identification of schools prone to attack, threat analysis, intelligence gathering, multi-agency collaboration, community policing and deployment of adequate police personnel to the schools towards ensuring utmost safety.

The CP further urged schools to install CCTV cameras, keep numbers of security personnel handy, introduce stringent access control and establish security tower where possible, adding that boarding schools must have a daily head count at night and in the morning.