The Federal Government has emphasised the need for Nigerians to be vigilant to end attacks on schools and abduction of students .
The Minister of State for Education , Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, who stated this in an interview with The PUNCH on Monday , indicated that government could not secure every school in the country.
According to him , government has directed schools to report any security threat to the nearest security agency .
In the interview, the minister was asked what government was doing to protect schools from incessant attacks by bandits.
He responded , “ Eternal vigilance is the price for security. Every nation is always concerned about the consciousness of its people . The Federal Government cannot secure every house. Everybody needs to be vigilant . We have passed this message to all our schools so that anywhere they are, if there is any threat , they know the nearest security agency to contact . ”
Nwajiuba also claimed that almost all schools in the country were fenced. “ Almost all the schools in Nigeria , whether private or owned by the Federal Government , are mostly all fenced , except may be some state schools.
“ As you may also be aware , even if you put up a fence, these people ( bandits ) have been known to come through gates .
“ So , perimeter fencing, by themselves, are not too effective . The security consciousness is the thing . If you hear where some of them are being held, you will know that it is a question of self -consciousness and communities informing officials on time . ”
