To bolster security and foster a secure learning environment, the Kano State Police Command has launched the Schools Protection Squad (SPS), a specialised unit of the Police.
The SPS, comprising 60 adequately trained police personnel, was launched on Thursday as part of the Command’s efforts to strengthen security in schools across the state.
The squad will conduct robust patrols around primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions, ensuring the protection of students, teachers, and school facilities.
The launch of the SPS coincided with the one-year anniversary of the State’s Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Usaini Gumel, in office.
In his address, CP Gumel highlighted the Command’s achievements over the past one year, including the profiling and rehabilitation of 623 repentant thugs, the arrest and prosecution of over 3,000 suspected criminals, and the recovery of various weapons, stolen vehicles, and drugs.
The SPS is a response to the growing concern about the safety of schools in Kano State, following incidents of vandalism, theft, and other criminal activities. The squad will work closely with school administrators, teachers, and students to identify and address security threats, and provide rapid response to any incident that may occur.
A statement by the Police Command read: “The launch of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) Schools Protection Squad (SPS); the initiative of the Inspector-General of Police IGP Kayode Adeolu Ebegtokun PhD, NPM with objective of adequately providing safe environment for schooling and protecting both the students and teachers as well as the schools facilities and their critical infrastructures.
“The SPS, comprised of sixty (60) adequately trained police personnel who have been provided with the necessary kits and tools for the task will from today be dispatched to intensify robust patrols around all primary and secondary schools, and including all vulnerable tertiary institutions in all locations across each senatorial districts of the state.”
In addition to the launch of the SPS, the command also unveiled the second quarter edition of “The State Police Command Magazine”, which showcases the command’s achievements and highlights its commitment to transparency and accountability.
CP Gumel expressed gratitude to the people of Kano State, the state government, and other law enforcement agencies for their support and cooperation.
He emphasised the importance of continued collaboration to address emerging security challenges and make the state a safer place for all.
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