Insecurity: Katsina govt moves to recruit 708 vigilantes to protect schools

<img width="1400" height="1400" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/katsina-govt.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/katsina-govt.jpg 1400w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/katsina-govt-300x300.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/katsina-govt-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/katsina-govt-150x150.jpg 150w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/katsina-govt-80x80.jpg 80w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px" /> <p>The Katsina State Government has moved to recruit 708 vigilantes to protect schools, particularly those in security-prone areas of the state.</p> <p>The Commissioner for Basic and Social Education, Yusuf Jibia, disclosed this while briefing journalists to mark the 2026 International Day to Protect Education from Attack.</p> <p>Jibia said Governor Dikko Radda had approved the recruitment as part of measures to strengthen security around schools.</p> <p>He added that the government had directed public schools to establish security committees comprising representatives of security agencies operating in their areas.</p> <p>The commissioner also disclosed that mobile police personnel had been deployed to provide security for secondary schools, particularly those with boarding facilities.</p> <p>He said the government was also constructing perimeter fences around schools to improve physical security.</p> <p>Jibia further said the state had established a technical working group under its Safe Schools Policy, comprising government agencies, security institutions, development partners and civil society organisations.</p> <p>The group, he said, would work with Save the Children International on measures to improve the safety of schools across the state.<br></p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/10/insecurity-katsina-govt-moves-to-recruit-708-vigilantes-to-protect-schools/">Insecurity: Katsina govt moves to recruit 708 vigilantes to protect schools</a></p>

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