Kogi State fences schools from terror

Abuja - The Kogi State Government has completed plans fence all schools as
part of plans of shielding students and educators from terror.
Deputy State Governor, Yomi Awoniyi, disclosed the plans during a meeting
with the Chairman and Board Members of the Advancement and Support
Centre of the Kogi State University in Anyigba.
He said the decision to begin the fencing of schools, was occasioned by the
spate of insecurity and attacks on educational institutions in some part of
Nigeria.
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Awoniyi He disclosed that aside the relative peace being witnessed in the
state, the decision to fence the schools was a proactive measure geared
towards safe guarding lives and properties in institutions of learning across
the state.
Chairman of the Kogi State University Advancement and Support Centre,
Mark Makoju, meanwhile the board would seek ways to engage various
stakeholders in complementing the funding of the State University.