Ekiti State Government has commenced the construction of fences in public schools as part of proactive ways to forestall the abduction of students.
The state governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi disclosed this on Tuesday in a statewide radio and television programme tagged ‘Media chat’ which was closely monitored by Control TV.
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He said his administration had to develop the security of the state, laying emphasis on the insecurity crisis across the country.
“The Government of Ekiti State, in efforts to boost security, has ensured that primary and secondary schools across the 16 local government areas of the state are adequately protected.
“In doing so, school fencing projects are ongoing. Also, the government has improved on the security surveillance across the state, deploying more personnel to strategic locations for effective coverage,” Fayemi said.
On state police, Fayemi, who faulted the argument that state governors would deploy state police personnel against opposition politicians, said the growing insecurity in the country had made the creation of state police a necessity.
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