Rwanda National Police

Rwanda National Police (RNP) has partnered with private secondary schools in the country to raise awareness and fight against drug abuse, as well as ensure safety in these schools.

During their meeting with RNP at the latter’s headquarters in Kacyiru on Monday, November 17, the Inspector General of Police, Emmanuel K. Gasana assured the head teachers that, Police is committed to protect the youth against activities that may destroy their education, such as drug abuse – and quested the students to act as responsible citizens who want to contribute to the country’s development

The meeting was attended by head teachers from thirteen secondary schools.

The schools included; Green Hills Academy, Ecole Francaise, Ecole Belge de Kigali, International School Hope Academy, Virunga Valley Academy, St Paul International  School Academy and New Vision High school.

Others are; Hagos International School, Riera High School, Akilah Institute for Women, La Colombiere School and Complexe School.

‘’Drug abuse is a disaster to our children, we do not want to have a wasted generation, we need to partner to effectively address the vice,’’ said IGP Gasana.

IGP Gasana also requested head teachers to establish anti-crime clubs to enable students discuss solutions to crimes and come up with their own decisions to combat activities like drug abuse that may crop up on their campuses.

He also urged them to put in place security measures such as CCTV cameras that screen people who come to school premises and more importantly, employ responsible security guards to protect the students from dangerous strangers.

Boniface O. Onyango, the Principle of Riviera High School, commended Rwanda National Police for its continued efforts in maintaining security in schools.

“Rwanda National Police is one of the most effective and efficient institution in terms of response,” Onyango noted, while expressing commitment to tighten this partnership by sharing with police timely information whenever needed.

He shared an example from a real life experience, where drug traffickers offer scholarship to some students, but ended exploiting the students and using them to distribute narcotic drugs in some countries.

Participants recommended that such meetings be organized on a regular basis in order to keep up to date with relevant developments.

Participants were also briefed on different policing issues such as human trafficking, terrorism and community policing.