Perspectives on School Security Management for Conducive Learning Environment in Universities in Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Security tasks in the school system is a plague which tends to affect all the critical stakeholders and sundry. This study therefore explored the perspectives on school security management for conducive learning environment in Universities in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. The participants in the study were 1,800 samples(50%) of 2,650 security personnel, working at the two institutions (Alex Ekwueme Federal University and Ebonyi State University). Descriptive survey, three research questions and one hypothesis were used in the study. A validated instrument titled: Perspectives on Managing School Security for Conducive Learning Environments in Public Universities Scale (PMSSCLEPUS) with 30 items was used to collect data for the study. Kuder–Richardson formula was used to ascertain the reliability index of the instrument at .90. The collected data were analysed using mean, standard deviation and independent t-test. Findings indicated that the manifestation of insecurities in Universities in Ebonyi State were cult-related activities, abductions, sexual molestations and incursion of herdsmen into campus among others. Findings also showed that lack of modern security gadgets, poor funding of surveillance unit, poor security awareness and porous campus environment among others were the barriers to effective management of insecurities in Universities in Ebonyi State. The results equally indicated that Ebonyi State University is less significantly managing the perspectives of school security threat than Alex Ekwueme Federal University of Ndufu-Alike Ikwo. Based on the findings of this study, it was concluded that the security threats in Ebonyi State universities constitute a serious threat to conducive learning environment and hinders school activities. It was recommended among others that the surveillance unit of EBSU should be well funded and equipped with modern gadgets by the University management in collaboration with the State government in order to encourage conducive learning environments in public Universities in Ebonyi State of Nigeria.