Why Govt Needs To Adopt Security Education In Curriculum-Ovuiroye

The Regional Coordinator Abuja/ North, Argon plus security technology Ltd, Mr. Garland Ovuiroye, has emphasised the need for the introduction of security as a course in education curriculum to help awaken security consciousness and alertness of students and teachers.

Speaking exclusively to LEADERSHIP, Ovuiroye urged the government to adopt new approaches to control the attacks on schools across the country.

To properly curb the kidnapping of school children in Nigeria, he also said the Government and School owners must ensure that well trained security personnel with sophisticated weapons are deployed to the school premises.

“Majorities of our schools today are porous. Every school owner should and must invest heavily on the Securities of the lives of the students.

“There are computerized powerful Securities gadgets today that every School owner must go for to ensure the safety of their students.

“Apart from human security, the gadgets will go a long way in complementing the efforts of the protection officers,” he said.

According to him, most of these kidnappers are school drop-out, adding that free education from primary to tertiary institutions would go a long way in curbing this menace of kidnapping in our schools.

“Security as a course in our education curriculum will also help awakening security consciousness and alertness of our students and teachers.

“In other words, security should be taught across all our schools in the country. A well knowledgeable security expert should be hired to teach the students to always be conscious of their environments at all times.

“School owners must also provide adequate security measures such as perimeter fencing of their schools, and standard Access control protocols must be adopted at the entrance and exit of the school premises.

“Nobody enters into the school premises except such a person who is thoroughly stopped and searched. Aside from that, the government and private school owners should create security awareness education for not only the students but both the staff and the parents during the Parents Teachers Association PTA meeting,” he added.