The Commandant General (CG) of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi, has called on stakeholders at the National Safe Schools Response Coordination Centre (NSSRCC) to provide expert support to the centre for effective implementation and success of the Safe Schools Programme.
The CG made the call during the inauguration of a 21-member Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) of the National Safe Schools Response Coordination Centre (NSSRCC) at the Corps National Headquarters, Abuja.
Dr Audi noted that the safe schools programme became necessary considering the importance of education on human capital development and the overall national development, thus making it expedient for government to deploy extraordinary measures to tackle the spate of attacks on school facilities in Nigeria.
The CG maintained that shortly after the launch of the centre in February 13, 2023, a committee of experts was constituted to develop Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and implementation framework to guide the operations of the centre in line with global best practices.
He reiterated that the inauguration of the Technical Advisory Committee was in compliance with Section 8, Sub-Section II of the SOP which provides that in order to ensure effective and efficient administration of the programme,
The Commander of the centre, CSC Tersoo Shaapera, explained that NSCDC had been made the lead agency with the mandate to host the National Safe Schools Response Coordination Centre (NSSRCC).
Members of the committee were drawn from government security agencies, Federal ministries and other critical stakeholders which includes representatives of Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), and Ministries of Education, Defence.
