Ebonyi State Commissioner for Education, Dr. Onyebuchi Chima at the weekend said the security of school children in the state cannot be entrusted in the hands of Ebubeagu security outfits and Police but teachers.
Chima made this known during a joint press briefing with the Commissioner for Sports and Youth Development, Mr. Charles Akpa-enika, which took place at the Ochi- Udo city, Abakaliki capital of Ebonyi state.
He said the Ministry of Education was ready to use sports in the various schools to entrench peace and order in the state.
“We are using the sporting events to bridge the fear that is so much ensued in our children as a result of the security challenges going on in our country in particular our state.