Nigeria, June 11 -- The Nigeria Police Force has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting educational institutions across the country with the establishment of a 24-hour Schools Protection Squad (SPS) Command and Control Centre at the Force Headquarters in Abuja.

The initiative, unveiled under the Safe Schools Initiative, is designed to provide rapid response to security threats affecting schools, students and educational communities across Nigeria.

According to the police, the SPS Call Centre operates round the clock to receive school-related emergency calls and reports of attacks on schools, attacks on student hostels on and off campuses, bullying, molestation or harassment, and student kidnapping or abduction.

The centre will also re...