{"id":7491,"date":"2025-04-24T19:10:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T19:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=7491"},"modified":"2025-04-24T19:15:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T19:15:17","slug":"80-of-schools-in-nigeria-are-vulnerable-to-attack-nscdc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=7491","title":{"rendered":"80% Of Schools In Nigeria Are Vulnerable To Attack \u2013 NSCDC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvcnews.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/New-Project-2025-04-23T150101.554.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has warned that, More than 80% of schools in Nigeria are at high risk of being attacked, calling for urgent measures to secure learning environments across the country.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Commandant General of the NSCDC, Dr Abubakar Audi, described 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