"All public school should be fenced" - Government

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January 8, 2016 10:47 AM

The minister decried the manner in which some some of the schools were left porous, without perimeter fencing.

Students in classroom

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Bello has given a directive that public schools in Abuja should be identified and fenced, Leadership reports.

The order was given on Tuesday, January 5, after he received briefing from the management team of the FCT Education Secretariat led by its Acting Secretary, Mrs. Naomi Biki.

Bello said that site plans should be drawn and documented for proper identification of the boundaries of each school and to check incidences of encroachment.

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The minister decried the manner in which some some of the schools were left porous, without perimeter fencing with large population of students and pupils in spite of the security challenge the nation faces.

He maintained that lives and properties should be well secured in the FCT.

During this press briefing, Bello also lamented the poor performance of students in the WAEC and NECO examinations in the Territory, and insisted that the situation must be reversed.

Malam Bello assured that henceforth, the FCT Administration would give priority attention to the proper and regular feeding of students; ensure adequate water supply, cleanliness of the environment and security of all schools in the Territory.

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