In a practical demonstration of commitment by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to deepen disaster risk reduction at the grassroots, the Director General of NEMA, Mrs. Zubaida Umar, has visited LEA Primary School, Durumi, Abuja, where she engaged pupils in an interactive session on disaster prevention and safety awareness.
This was contained in a statement released Friday by the agency’s spokesman, Manzo Ezekiel.
According to the statement, the visit, on Thursday, formed part of NEMA’s on-going efforts to promote disaster risk reduction education among young Nigerians and build a culture of safety from an early age.
Addressing the pupils, Mrs. Umar emphasised the importance of basic safety habits and simple disaster mitigation measures that children could adopt both at home and in school.
She taught the pupils practical steps to reduce risks associated with common emergencies such as fire outbreaks, flooding, and unsafe play environments.
Mrs. Umar encouraged them to be safety conscious, remain alert to potential dangers in their surroundings, and promptly report hazards to teachers, parents, or other responsible adults.
According to her, disaster risk reduction is not only the responsibility of emergency responders, but a shared duty that begins with awareness, preparedness, and responsible behaviour at the community level.
The interactive session also featured a question and answer segment during which the pupils were provided with useful information to deepen their understanding of disasters and the important roles they can play in promoting safety within their homes, schools, and communities.
The school visit underscores NEMA’s broader strategy of taking disaster risk reduction education beyond formal institutions and into communities, schools, and households across the country as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen national resilience.