To forestall attacks and kidnappings in schools, state governors have begun donating facilities and offices to kick-start the establishment of the Safe School Response Coordination centres.
Commander of the National Safe Schools Response Coordination Centre, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Hammed Abodunrin, who revealed this to newsmen stated that many state governments have set up Safe School Committees to establish and sustain working centres.
The Safe School Response is an initiative of the Federal Government in response to increasing cases of attacks on schools by bandits.
Giving updates on the steps taken by the government to prevent recurrence, Abodunrin said, all states are expected to provide state centres for effective coordination, adding that some states have included Safe School project in their 2024 budgets.
The Commander added that the Safe School Response Centre has trained 5,000 people in a bid to address the menace of attacks on schools in Nigeria.
The trained persons comprised personnel of the NSCDC, operatives of private security companies and members of different neighbourhood watch groups.