The Zamfara State police command has urged Higher institutions in the State to be security conscious and report early warning signals from bandits in the State.
The commissioner of police CP Ayuba Elkana who embarked on security assessments tour to schools on Friday, assured lecturers, students of their safety in the State.
“The tour was in view of the Prevailing Security Challenges and the effort of Zamfara State Police Command to ensure Security and Safety of all Schools, especially Tertiary Institutions that are currently in Session”.
The Commissioner of Police started the visit on Friday, 8th October, led Police Tactical Commanders to all Tertiary Institutions in Gusau, the State capital.
“The purpose of the visit was to assess the existing security arrangements of the schools with a view to add more strategies that will guarantee the Security and Safety of the students and school communities”.
According to him, the visit was also to create confidence for lecturers and students in order to have a conducive atmosphere for learning.
He maintained that the Police was fully committed to the security of schools in the State.
He urged them to be security conscious and report early warning signal to the Police for timely response.
The Schools visited by the Commissioner of Police and his Tactical Commanders were, Federal University Gusau (FUG), Federal College of Education Technical Gusau (FCET), School of Nursing and Midwifery and Zamfara State College of Arts and Science all based in Gusau.
Similar Visit will be replicated to other Tertiary Institutions outside the State Capital.
