Headmasters of some primary schools in Kano State have urged the state government to provide perimeter fencing for their schools to protect them from the threats of insecurities.
The headteachers made the request while receiving members of the correspondents’ chapel of the NUJ who were on a reportorial visit to their respective schools to assess the progress of the ongoing state of emergency declared by the state government.
They said erecting perimeter fences around the schools would prevent people from trespassing on their premises.
The headmaster of Dawakin Tofa Modern Primary School in Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area, Sabi’u Sunusi Idris, pointed out that the absence of perimeter fencing had exposed his school to thieves.
Idris also bemoaned the absence of security guards in the school, which he said had caused thieves to steal its valuables.
His counterpart, Haruna Ibrahim of Chula Central Primary School in Ajingi Local Government Area, said the lack of perimeter fencing around the school had exposed it to incessant trespassing by residents of the area. “Trespassers disrupt our lessons when they are passing through the school with their vehicles that make loud noise because the school is not fenced, and there is nothing we can do about it,” Ibrahim said.
He also complained about the inadequate number of security guards, as only one security personnel is manning the school, which has 1, 270 pupils and 12 teachers.
Similarly, the Assistant Headmaster of Garindau Central Primary School in Warawa Local Government Area, Murtala Aliyu, said although the school had been fenced, it needed two additional security guards to protect it from thieves.
“Only yesterday, thieves entered this school and carted away valuables due to the absence of an adequate number of security guards,” Aliyu said.
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf had in June this year declared a state of emergency in the state education sector.
“A state of emergency, as declared today, is an extraordinary legal measure that allows us to take some bold steps to address these critical challenges swiftly and effectively.
“Nearly four out of every five classrooms in our primary and junior secondary schools are marred by dilapidation and disrepair, rendering them unsuitable for the noble pursuit of knowledge,” Governor Yusuf said.
Insecurity: Kano headmasters demand perimeter fencing for protection of their schools
