Police launch Schools Protection Squad in Kano

The Nigeria Police Force, NPF, has launched the Schools Protection Squad, SPS, successful Kano State.

The 60-man squad was inaugurated by the Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Gumel, connected Thursday astatine the constabulary bid office successful Kano.

The squad is to support schools, learning facilities, students and pupils arsenic good arsenic their teachers from kidnappers and equipped bandits.
Gumel said the SPS was an inaugural of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Kayode Ebegtokun to adequately supply a harmless situation for schooling and support some the students and teachers arsenic good arsenic the schools’ facilities and their captious infrastructures.

“The SPS comprised 60 adequately trained constabulary unit who person been provided with the indispensable kits and tools for the task.

“They volition from today, Thursday, May 2, 2024, beryllium dispatched to intensify robust patrols astir each superior and secondary schools, including each susceptible tertiary institutions successful each locations crossed each senatorial territory of the state,” helium said.

The constabulary commissioner explained that the 60-officer squad was trained from Abuja connected the tactics of schoolhouse policing and extortion and had been fixed operational vehicles and hi-tech tracking gadgets for the prevention of invasions and attacks by intending terrorists.

According to Gumel, the 60 unit are not capable to support schools successful the 44 section authorities areas and the metropolitan metropolis of Kano but specified squads volition beryllium replicated to get capable unit for the extortion of schools arsenic directed by the constabulary inspector general.