As incidence of kidnapping and abduction of people continues to rise in the country and schools becoming soft targets of attack, Chief Executive Officer of SSV Protection Services Limited, Mr. Felix Olorunda has stressed the need for schools to be more sensitive and vigilant to the security situation around them.
He said it was only in a well-secured school that meaningful teaching and learning that would transform into socio-economic prosperity could take place not only in Nigeria but also in other countries of the world.
Olorunda, a security expert and retired military personnel explained that was why every school either publicly or privately-owned in both urban and remote communities is required to build and sustain a culture of safety awareness that would give adequate protection to lives and property in their possession.
According to him, students, workers and visitors to schools need to be physically and psychologically secured in and around schools to be able to function in their respective duties optimally.
He disclosed that was why SSV Protection Services Limited would be coming up with a day seminar in Lagos for school owners, administrators, policy makers, security personnel and other stakeholders in the sector.
The seminar with the theme: “Building a safer school environment,” according to him, is billed to hold at the University of Lagos, UNILAG, Akoka in November.
Olurunda noted in a press statement that the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of UNILAG in charge of academic and research, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, is a keynote speaker.
He added that Colonel Nojeem Shobo (retd) who is a former Chief Security Officer of Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, and Mr. Adebayo Akinade, Director-General, Institute of Security. Nigeria would also make presentations at the event.
Olorunda said participants would be exposed to various things including those considered not to be important in the business of security and emergency crisis management in line with best global practice.
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