Schools Resume: Anambra Police Step Up Security Measures
The Anambra State Police Command has stepped up security operations around schools and other strategic locations across the state as students return for the new academic session. The command’s spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this yesterday, saying the deployment was carried out in line with the Inspector-General of Police’s Safe School Initiative. He said the exercise is being coordinated under the supervision of the Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations, ACP Harrison Oruruo, with police personnel, sister security agencies and other relevant stakeholders deployed to designated schools and strategic locations. According to Ikenga, the operation is designed to strengthen protection around educational institutions, sensitise pupils and students on personal safety, assist school children with safe road crossing and provide other policing services required to maintain a secure and conducive learning environment. He added that officers had been instructed to maintain a visible presence, monitor activities within and around school premises and assist students, particularly during peak arrival and closing periods.
Ikenga said the command was also using the exercise to deepen cooperation between the police, school authorities, teachers, parents, guardians, host communities and other stakeholders to ensure early identification, prevention and prompt response to security threats around schools. He said personnel on the assignment had been directed to respond quickly to security concerns and maintain close monitoring of school environments. Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Nnanna Oji Ama, reaffirmed the command’s commitment to protecting children, teachers, school authorities and other members of the school community. He urged school authorities, parents, guardians and students to remain vigilant and promptly report suspicious individuals, activities or emerging security concerns to the police or other appropriate security agencies.
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