“If schools across about 40 LGAs cannot operate because government cannot guarantee the safety of pupils and teachers, Nigerians are entitled to ask: where is the ₦144.86 billion Safe Schools programme in all of this? The true test of a Safe Schools programme is whether our children can actually go to school safely. He proposed functional early-warning and rapid-response systems around vulnerable schools, stronger intelligence sharing between schools, communities and security agencies, and clearly defined emergency plans for high-risk schools. Safe Schools will be measured by children in classrooms, not billions in government documents.” “A government cannot announce billions for Safe Schools and expect applause while terrorists shut the schools.