Benue schools are safe — Police

Benue schools are safe — Police

 Following the kidnap incidents that affected schoolchildren
in two states in the country, the Police Command in Benue has assured that
schools in the state are safe.

 

The State Commissioner of Police in Benue, Mr Emenari
Ifeanyi, told newsmen on Friday that the Command had tightened security in and
around schools in the state.

 

Ifeanyi said aside from the Schools Protection Squad (SPS)
of the force, the Command had posted personnel to some schools in the state,
especially girls’ schools.

 

He said the Inspector General of Police had already directed
that all schools and worship centres must be secured in the country.

 

“The IGP has already given directives to all the
Commissioners of Police in the country to make sure that schools and worship
centres, including our mosques, are secured.

 

“Even before then, we had posted security men to all the
public schools in the state, especially the girls’ schools.

 

“As we speak now, we have put permanent security men there,
while in other schools we have deployed our men to carry out routine patrols
and have asked the principals to have police telephone numbers so that if
anything happens, they can call the police immediately for necessary action.

 

“We have also organised a programme to train both teachers
and students on what to do if anything happens, especially getting in contact
with police, so we have our schools properly covered,” he said.

 

On the forthcoming Yuletide, Ifeanyi said the Command had
put in place proactive measures to ensure that the state was safe and citizens
enjoyed the season.

 

“Members of my management team have been posted to the
hinterland, and all the other commands are being manned by deputy commissioners
and assistant commissioners, apart from the other commanders on the ground with
tactical teams in all the troubled areas.

 

“We have emplaced a heightened presence of competent police
teams across the state, and as we speak, they are there in the nooks and
crannies of the state to help maintain peace, especially in seemingly volatile
areas.

 

“We have told members of the public that if they notice any
suspicious movement, they should let their local DPO and Area Commanders know.

 

“We are working in synergy with sister security agencies in
all the divisions in the state and the military, the NSCDC, the Civil
Protection Guard, forest guards, the Hunters Association and local government
chairmen to ensure that the state does not witness any form of crime during the
festive season,” he said. (NAN)

Source: Benue schools are safe — Police

 - NigerianEye
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