School Threat: IG Orders Security Audit Nationwide

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The Inspector-General of Police (IG), Mohammed Abubakar, has ordered all command Commissioners of Police to immediately commence security audit and threat analysis of all boarding schools nationwide.

The order is part of the proactive efforts of the force towards bolstering security network around boarding schools nationwide and also the safety and security of students and other stakeholders in the nation’s secondary institutions of learning in the country.

The outcome of this exercise, according to a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), would greatly assist police authorities and other security agencies in the task of designing security strategies that would help in promoting safety and security in the schools.

“It is equally expected that the result of the consultations, threat analysis and the attendant security awareness campaigns will help in reducing the vulnerability of the schools and strengthen an otherwise soft terror target.

“The commissioners of police are expected to work in conjunction with other security agencies, the Ministry of Education of the various states across the country, the management and staff of the schools, the Parents Teachers Association (PTA), the host communities and other stakeholders so as to obtain the most reliable intelligence,” the statement read in part.

Abubakar reassured Nigerian citizens that the police along with other security forces would remain committed to their mandate of protecting the lives and property of all Nigerian citizens, anywhere and at all times.

He called for the continuous support of the public.