KEY POINTS
- Police in Borno state train principals and teachers on emergency response through Police VGS App.
- We train in compliance with the Police Safer School Protection Squad scheme for secure schools.
- The Police VGS App includes options to report an emergency swiftly, including natural disasters and terror threats.
In its effort to educate stakeholders, the Borno State Police Command has embarked on a training of the school principals and teachers on a Police VGS Application in emergency management. The training, conducted on the 8th of October, 2024 at the Borno State Ministry of Education Secretariat in Maiduguri, sought to enable the teachers to be familiar with recommended procedures to respond to calamities within school compounds and other eventualities ranging from disasters such as floods, earthquakes, acts of terrorism and other unlawful activities.
The State Police PRO, ASP Nahum Daso also said that the occasion formed part of the Police Safer School Protection Squad aim and drive towards creating a safer environment for learning institutions. The Police VGS App, as has been initiated by the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, offers a one stop efficient means for entries of emergencies by any ordinary citizen and staff of schools.
Supporting schools with emergency response equipments
As part of the training, CP Yusufu Mohammed Lawal stressed that a need for preparation of schools for emergencies exists. The partnership with the Borno Police Command and the Ministry of Education shows the state’s determination to protect learners and teachers. Now school principals and teachers are much more prepared to act quickly addressing different threats being in possession of the Police VGS App which adds to the overall security framework of schools.
According to The Punch, ASP Nahum Daso encouraged all citizens including educators to use the Police VGS Application in order to improve the responses to emergencies in the state. This app plays a significant role as a protective instrument of schools and communities because it allows more effective reporting and faster police intervention during threats.
