The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, has said that the Federal government cannot secure every house and that everybody in Nigeria needs to be vigilant.
The Minister said this while reacting to the recent trend of the abduction of students by bandits in some parts of the country.
Nwajiuba who spoke with Punch, said the Federal Government has directed schools to report any security threat to the nearest security agency.
“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”he said
The Minister 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 maybe 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.” Nwajiuba said
