ABEOKUTA, NIGERIA– The Ogun State Government has actually launched a comprehensive, state-wide security implementation around public and independent schools throughout its 20 City Government Areas.
The security containment was settled throughout the inaugural meeting of the State Steering Committee on the Safe School Effort, convened by the state Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology in Abeokuta.
The proactive intervention intends to counter current local anxiety triggered by unproven banditry dangers, while protecting the academic landscape ahead of the state-wide promo examinations arranged to start next week.
Stopping Panic and Reversing Self-Imposed School Closures
The Commissioner for Education, Science, and Technology, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu, utilized the committee conference to assure parents and guardians that there was no cause for alarm.
Addressing the momentary closure of four primary organizations in the Obafemi Owode Local Government Area, specifically African Church Primary School, Ogbe Odukoko, St. James Anglican Primary School, Mushin Ore, OOLG Main School, Akinlogun Erumbe, and OOLG Primary School, Magbon Etido, Arigbabu discussed that the shutdowns were preventive reactions to unverified local kidnapping rumours connected to a neighboring company.
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He highly cautioned parents against enforcing self-imposed “sit-at-home” closures, warning that uncoordinated panic could thwart the state’s harmonised standard 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 release Operation Ko S’aye (“No Room for Crime”).
The task force will release intelligence-driven patrols, reinforce school boundary fences, and implement 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 possessions are already positioned around susceptible schools to respond instantly to any regional security signs.
Promotional Assessments Beginning Monday, July 13
Prof. Arigbabu noted that the security implementation is straight timed to secure the 2025/2026 academic promotion assessments.
The testing cycle is set up to begin on Monday, July 13, and conclude on Wednesday, July 22, 2026.
The Ministry of Education has actually directed all school administrators to confirm that institutional screening centres are completely prepared to deliver a hitch-free evaluation experience, advising students to preserve optimum discipline and focus as they advance their scholastic journeys.