BY OLASUNKANMI AKONI

Lagos—Lagos State Government has called on principals and head teachers of secondary and primary schools in the state to be safety and security conscious in view of the prevailing security challenges in some parts of the country.

This advice may not be unconnected to the April abduction of over 200 girls from Federal Government College in Chibok, Borno State, by Boko Haram sect, who are yet to be released by their abductors.

The sect few days ago claimed responsibility for the recent bomb blast in Apapa area of Lagos State.

Special Adviser to Governor Babatunde Fashola on Education, Otunba Fatai Olukoja, and Head of Service, Mrs. Josephine Williams, gave the advice during an interactive session with schools managers in the state.

According to them, government was concerned about the security of pupils and students in their schools hence, everything must be done to prevent any security breached in schools, especially, public schools.

“I wish to specifically charge principals of boarding schools not to release their students to unknown persons even the drivers, except their parents. Schools’ Managers should always be conscious of the next person beside you. Government is concerned about our safety, security and the general well being of every Lagosians,” Olukoga stated.

Williams, in her address, stressed that the renewed call on Schools’ Managers to be security conscious was not informed by any suspected imminent security threat in the state but on the need for people to be security conscious at a time.