Protect schools with police officers on non-essential duties, Atiku tells FG

Segun Adewole

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has said the Federal Government can protect schools from the recent trend that sees bandits abducting students in their hundreds from schools.

He said this in reaction to a statement by the Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, which indicated that government could not secure every school in the country.

According to Atiku, securing schools in the affected states can be achieved. He advised that police officers currently engaged in non-essential guard duties for individuals should be reassigned to schools in the affected states.

He said on Twitter, “The FG may think they cannot protect all...readmore