We Look To Build Fences And Watchtowers In Schools – El-Rufai Shares Plans To Foil Bandit Attacks

Governor El-Rufai
Governor Nasir El-Rufai has said that his administration which has over time insisted won’t negotiate with Bandits because once they chose to become bandits they lost their rights to be treated like humans, so his administration is considering building schools 30-minutes away from military installations.

Gov El-Rufai also noted that his administration is also considering building fences and watchtowers in schools, especially those in rural areas as part of their means to foil some of the attacks launched by bandits.
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Nasir El-rufaiMallam Nasir El-Rufai made this disclosure during a program on Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Friday, April 23, he said the decision had become more apparent due to the incessant attacks by bandits in Kaduna State which he noted had now gone “beyond the capacity” of the Civil defense and police.

He said;

“In our view in Kaduna, first (way to address the situation) is to ensure that schools are fenced, because, unless we fence schools, we will give easy access to criminals. So, fencing schools is very important, and that’s a budgetary item; you need money to build fences.
“The second is to have enough (security operatives) on ground. We must have more civil defence (officers), more private security guards, more vigilante people in the schools, and watch towers so that any threat of abduction can be seen in good time so that you can call for help.El-Rufai Vows Not To Withdraw Child From Public School Despite Kidnap Threats
“The third is to look at schools and to ensure that they are located no farther than 30 minutes from military installations, because what we are facing with the bandits is beyond the capacity of civil defence and police. We need the army, the air force and navy special forces.
“We have looked at the pattern of abduction in Kaduna and Zamfara, and have come to a conclusion along with armed forces that if the army, air force and navy special forces can get to the location of the schools within 30 minutes, their (bandits’) operations can be foiled.
“Another thing that we have noticed is that these bandits attack rural schools. They often operate at night and they prefer boarding schools. So, that reduces the number of schools we have to protect.”

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