Bombings: Expert Recommends Security Studies in Elementary Schools’ Curriculum

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As part of efforts in ensuring that there is drastic reduction in incessant bombings and high level of insecurity in some parts of the country, the Managing Director, Skylight Ventures, Mrs. Folake Yobah, has called for crime prevention and the inclusion of security studies in the curriculum of Nigeria’s educational system, starting from the elementary level.

Yobah made the recommendation on Tuesday in Abuja during a 2-day workshop, seminar and expo on security and leadership capacity building, titled: “Repositioning Learning Institutions for Effective Management and Secured Learning Environment”.

The security expert said with the inclusion of security studies in the curriculum of elementary schools, children from infancy will be taught what it means to be security conscious and will be able to prevent insecurity around him.

She said: “From vulnerability assessment and audit we have been carrying out in Skyhigh Ventures Limited, we discovered that measures must be put in place to avert future calamities. Proactive steps must be taken by stakeholders to curb vices and vulnerabilities in our learning environment.

“Life is precious and has no duplicate. Our children are gifts from God and we have the duty to take care of them but with the recent threats on their lives, we are left with no choice but to do our best as humanly possible putting physical security solutions in place and we believe God will bless our efforts.”

She said despite the huge sum of money Nigerians spend on cars, houses, and other luxuries, they had neglected the most important thing, which she said is security.

“Security is a personal choice and no cost is too much to pay for safety and security. Most of us in the audience paid some money to be here and we have spent so much to put this together as well. We put it to you that being here is one of the best decisions you have ever taken.