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<\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\nPermanent Secretary Akindele Ige, who serves as secretary of the committee, said the move was a direct response to growing threats targeting schools. \u201cNo meaningful teaching can take place where there is fear, and no effective learning can occur where there is insecurity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Safe Schools Initiative was first launched by the Federal Government in 2014 after Boko Haram\u2019s abduction of schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno State. It has since been adopted by states across Nigeria to curb attacks on schools, particularly in regions vulnerable to banditry and insurgency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On social media, many parents welcomed the Ondo government\u2019s action, calling it \u201ctimely\u201d and \u201clong overdue.\u201d Others expressed skepticism, questioning whether the committee would move beyond rhetoric to real protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Social commentators noted that the inclusion of security agencies and community leaders could help build trust, but warned that implementation must be transparent and consistent. Education bodies praised the initiative, saying it could restore confidence in public schools and reduce the growing trend of parents moving children to private institutions for safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Political voices were divided: supporters of Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa\u2019s administration hailed the committee as proof of its commitment to education and security, while critics argued that the state must also address root causes of insecurity such as poverty and unemployment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For many teachers and students, the hope is simple \u2014 that classrooms can once again be places of learning without fear.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" AKURE, Nigeria \u2014 The Ondo State Government has inaugurated a steering committee to implement the Safe Schools Programme, part of a nationwide initiative designed to protect students, teachers, and school infrastructure from kidnappings and violent attacks. At Tuesday\u2019s ceremony in Akure, Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology Igbekele Ajibefun, who chairs the committee, said the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":33353,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3699,776,4,3,1138],"tags":[17937,19179,19369,19371,19370,3436,19373,17712,10005],"class_list":["post-33352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-africa","category-educational","category-featured","category-naija-news","category-politics","tag-amotekun-corps","tag-education-policy","tag-education-security","tag-igbekele-ajibefun","tag-kidnappings","tag-ondo-state","tag-parents-teachers-association","tag-safe-schools-programme","tag-social-media-reactions"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Screenshot_17-6-2026_92613_www.bing_.com_.jpeg?fit=652%2C422&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33352"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33352\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33357,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33352\/revisions\/33357"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/32-Igbekele-Ajibefun-Ondo-State-Commissioner-for-Education-Science-and-Technology-1024x512.jpg?resize=696%2C348&ssl=1\")