Mr Samuel Aruwan. Kaduna State Commissioner overseeing the activities of Internal Security and Home Affairs, says the provsion of security is a collective business.
He, therefore, said that there is the need for all hands to be on deck to curb the menace of insecurity in the country.
Aruwan spoke on Thursday in Kaduna when he received a network of civil society organisations when they presented a fact-sheet of some security concerns affecting schools in some parts of the state.
He said the state government was doing its best to ensure the security of it, adding ,” this is to ensure that all the citizens in are safe.”
The commissioner charged all the stakeholders to support government and security agencies with intelligence reports to mitigate insecurity
Aruwan also called on them to defy fear and expose criminality, adding, ”some of the hard-to-reach communities are the ones facing some challenges at the moment
“Regrettably, it is a setback, which has crippled economic activities, affected farming, including schools and healthcare facilities,”he said.
Aruwan emphasised that the state government would not relent in its effort to ensure the provision of adequate security to the people.
“The governor has recruited vigilance service guards to complement the efforts of the security agencies in the state, “he said.
He commended the group for the bold steps and assured them that the concerns raised would receive the needed attention to address them to ensure that all schools were safe for learning.
In his remarks ,Mallam Isah Suleiman, who led the coalition said that schools at the basic level were uniquely placed to serve as a platform for inculcating in learners.
He said the visit was to raise concerns on schools which have been closed due to insecurity in some out-of-reach communities, adding that there is the need for the provision of additional security to allow them studies.”
Suleiman disclosed that findings from various studies have shown that preventing and responding violence in schools has not received the desired attention in the nation’s education policies.
He said, ” As a result of this gap, schools have virtually become breeding grounds for different patterns of violence against learners.
”Such violence include abductions , attacks on schools, separation or abduction, harassment outside or on their way to school.”
Suleiman added that the CSOs were conducting research and advocacy for schools’ safety and were creating an enabling environment for children, especially girl-education.
Provision of security, a collective business– Aruwan
