Attacks on schools worsening out-of-school children menace – Reps

The House of Representatives says aggressive attacks on schools and abduction of students, especially in the north, are affecting education and increasing the number of out-of-school children.

It urged the Federal Ministry of Education, state governments and private schools proprietors to provide more security measures to protect students from abductions and other threats.

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This followed the adoption of a motion by Taiwo Oluga (APC, Osun) on Wednesday calling for the deployment of more security measures including technology to make schools more secure for students.