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NSCDC says about 2,814 primary and secondary schools have registered for the Safe School Response initiative to protect their students and teachers from attacks.
The Safe School Response is an initiative by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in response to increasing cases of attacks on schools by bandits.
Commander of the National Safe Schools Response Coordination Centre, NSCDC, Hammed Abodunrin, however, lamented that the figure was low since the portal for registration was launched six months ago.
The National Safe Schools Response Coordination Centre was established by the Federal Government saddled with the responsibility of coordinating safety and security responses against violence on schools and host communities.
Against the backdrop of the resurgence of the mass abduction of pupils, the Federal Government said schools in 14 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, were at risk of attacks by bandits and insurgents.
The states include Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Benue, Yobe, Katsina, FCT, Kebbi, Sokoto, Plateau, Zamfara and three others.
Abodunrin noted that the registration by schools was a continuous effort, adding that the Federal Government was writing to state governors to remind the schools of the need to register.
The Safe School project took off simultaneously in all states but in phases. It is a four-year project that is designed to address the issue squarely between 2023 and 2026.