The National Safe School Response Coordination Centre is calling out state governments for dragging their feet on setting up local control centres, leaving schools vulnerable to bandit attacks and kidnappings due to weak surveillance.
NSSRCC Commander Emmanuel Ocheja told NAN in Abuja that federal pleas for state-level hubs—staffed by police, military and NSCDC reps—would enable real-time monitoring, early alerts and rapid responses from kilometres away, but too few states have joined, hampering national efforts.
NSCDC CG Ahmed Audi boasted of thwarting 48 school raids over the years, vowing to probe recent spikes and ramp up deployments—these centres could be game-changers if states step up for round-the-clock student protection.
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