ABEOKUTA, NIGERIA– The Ogun State Government has actually released a comprehensive, state-wide security deployment around public and independent schools throughout its 20 Local Government Areas.
The security containment was settled throughout the inaugural meeting of the State Steering Committee on the Safe School Initiative, assembled by the state Ministry of Education, Science, and Innovation in Abeokuta.
The proactive intervention intends to counter current local stress and anxiety triggered by unverified banditry hazards, while protecting the academic landscape ahead of the state-wide promo examinations arranged to begin next week.
Quelling Panic and Reversing Self-Imposed School Closures
The Commissioner for Education, Science, and Technology, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu, used the committee meeting to reassure parents and guardians that there was no cause for alarm.
Resolving the momentary closure of 4 primary institutions in the Obafemi Owode City Government Area, particularly African Church Primary School, Ogbe Odukoko, St. James Anglican Primary School, Mushin Ore, OOLG Primary School, Akinlogun Erumbe, and OOLG Primary School, Magbon Etido, Arigbabu discussed that the shutdowns were preventive reactions to unverified regional kidnapping rumours connected to a nearby firm.
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He highly warned parents versus imposing self-imposed “sit-at-home” closures, cautioning that uncoordinated panic could derail the state’s harmonised fundamental education timeline.
The Operation Ko S’aye Joint Command Framework
To institutionalise the security grid, the Ogun State Authorities Command has actually partnered with neighbouring Lagos State requires to launch Operation Ko S’aye (“No Space for Crime”).
The job force will deploy intelligence-driven patrols, enhance school perimeter fences, and enforce strict visitor-screening systems.
Ogun State Commissioner of Police, CP Bode Ojajuni, and the Assistant Commandant of the NSCDC Safe School Job, Adedipe Mobolaji, both validated that high-visibility security properties are already placed around vulnerable schools to respond immediately to any local security indicators.
Advertising Examinations Commencing Monday, July 13
Prof. Arigbabu noted that the security implementation is straight timed to safeguard the 2025/2026 scholastic promotion evaluations.
The screening cycle is scheduled to commence on Monday, July 13, and conclude on Wednesday, July 22, 2026.
The Ministry of Education has actually directed all school administrators to validate that institutional testing centres are totally prepared to deliver a hitch-free evaluation experience, urging trainees to maintain ideal discipline and focus as they advance their academic journeys.