NANS COMMENDS NIGERIA POLICE FORCE FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF 24/7 SCHOOL EMERGENCY RESPONSE CENTRES, URGES STUDENTS TO LEVERAGE INITIATIVE FOR SAFETY

The Nationwide Affiliation of Nigerian College students (NANS) heartily commends the Nigeria Police Drive (NPF) for its proactive and commendable initiative in establishing 24/7 functioning emergency response centres devoted to addressing school-related emergencies throughout the nation. This landmark effort, led by the Nationwide Coordinator of the Colleges Safety Squad (SPS), CP Abayomi Shogunle, demonstrates the NPF’s dedication to safeguarding the lives of scholars, lecturers, and academic infrastructure, aligning with the Federal Authorities’s Protected Colleges Initiative and the Renewed Hope Agenda.

The announcement, made throughout a stakeholders’ discussion board in Ibadan, Oyo State, highlights the NPF’s dedication to creating safe studying environments for Nigerian college students. The institution of those emergency centres, coupled with the deployment of the Colleges Safety Squad, marks a major step towards addressing safety challenges similar to kidnappings and violence concentrating on colleges, which have disrupted training and instilled concern in communities. NANS applauds the Inspector General of Police, Dr. Kayode Egbetokun, for his visionary management and unwavering dedication to making sure that colleges stay sanctuaries of studying and development.

The NANS President, Comrade Olushola Oladoja, acknowledges the collaborative method adopted by the NPF, which entails partnerships with different safety companies, instructional establishments, group leaders, and stakeholders. This synergy, as emphasised in the course of the stakeholders’ discussion board, is essential for fostering a proactive somewhat than reactive method to high school security. Theintegration of recent applied sciences, similar to CCTV cameras and surveillance drones, additional underscores the forward-thinking nature of this initiative.

The NANS President, Comrade Olushola Oladoja, name on all Nigerian college students to take full benefit of this initiative for his or her private and collective safety. The 24/7 emergency response centres, accessible through the devoted line 08077357777, present a significant useful resource for reporting emergencies and guaranteeing swift responses to threats. The President urge College students to remain vigilant, report suspicious actions, and actively take part in sensitization applications organized by the NPF to advertise security consciousness and forestall crime.

NANS encourages college students to collaborate with safety companies, faculty authorities, and group leaders to strengthen the safety framework round instructional establishments. By embracing this initiative, college students can contribute to creating safer studying environments and decreasing the incidence of out-of-school childrenthereby advancing Nigeria’s human capital growth.

NANS stays dedicated to supporting initiatives that improve the welfare and safety of scholars nationwide and can proceed to advocate for insurance policies that uphold the suitable to secure and uninterrupted training.

Michael Oyewole

Chief Press Secretary to the

President, NANS

12 July, 2025