Kebbi Kidnap – Senate Dey Probe As Safe School Fund Chop N144.7bn

Di Senate don put pressure on di Federal Government to overhaul Nigeria security system as dem urge President Bola Tinubu to approve immediate recruitment of 100,000 fresh military personnel to tackle insurgency, banditry and rising school abductions for di country. Di lawmakers demand full investigation into di Safe School Programme after deadly raid on Government Girls School, Maga, Kebbi State wey lead to death of di vice principal and abduction of 25 students. Senator Adams Oshiomhole call for strategic expansion of di armed forces, say di scale of insecurity require massive recruitment and technological upgrade. Im warn say some people dey turn national security to business and ask wetin happen to di N144.7bn earmarked for di Safe School initiative, calling for Senate-led probe and deployment of tracking technology for security agencies. Senate President Godswill Akpabio support di recruitment and probe, caution against politicising insecurity, and offer condolences to victims of di Maga attack.

Di Federal Government earmark total of N144.7bn for di Safe Schools Initiative between 2023 and 2026, with N82.9bn set aside for security agencies for arms, training and operational activities. Di project dey register schools for National Safe Schools Response and Coordination Centre platform, currently 11,550 schools dey registered. Project wey start 2014 after Chibok abduction, dey move forward, but technological upgrades like surveillance drones and command systems still need more funding. Di centre dey also focus on early-warning systems, better command hubs across geopolitical zones, and training of school guards and vigilantes. Assistant Commandant General Emmanuel Ocheja and Commandant General Prof. Ahmed Audi highlight importance of continued funding and state government role to make sure schools safe by 2026, stressing say di future of di children and di success of di Safe School initiative dey depend on sustained support.