Minister wants security tightened at schools to thwart terror

Abuja - The Minister of Education, Malam Ibrahim
Shekarau, has directed heads of various institutions
across the country to ensure maximum security in
schools to check possible attacks by hoodlums.
Speaking in Kano during a sympathy visit to the
Federal College of Education (FCE), which
insurgents attacked on Wednesday and killed at
least 15 people and wounded several others, the
minister expressed hope that security agencies in
the state and other parts of the country would
continue to give useful advice to schools to ensure
maximum security in the institutions.
He said the issue of security was not the affair of
only Federal, State or local governments or
communities but the responsibility of everybody.
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"We hope heads of various schools across the
country will come up with some stringent measures
for maximum security in their respective schools
and it is unfortunate that the trend we are
witnessing is that institutions of learning are being
targeted," he said.
He stressed the need for the college to take
stringent measures towards enhancing security in
the school.
"I believe this incident will not deter our people from
pursuing their studies because we see it as a
challenge to whoever is concern to provide
maximum security to our schools," Shekarau added.
He also condoled with the staff, students and
management of the college over the attack, prayed
God to give the families the fortitude to bear the
irreparable loss. He wished the injured speedy
recovery and commended the Federal Government
for sending the delegation to college.
Schools have over the years been a target for the
Boko Haram insurgency. Hundreds of learners have
been killed while recently, more than 200
schoolgirls were abducted in Borno State.