Seaqaqa Central Fights Crime
“I believe all committee members must remain active and cooperate to ensure that this prevention committee does the job,” she said.
Wednesday 24 August 2022 | 15:40
Seaqaqa Central College students and teachers joined hands with Fiji Police to form the Crime Stoppers Scholastic Programme Committee on August 19, 2022.
Seaqaqa Central College teachers and students are now part of the new crime stoppers scholastic committee.
Thirty-three students and six teachers were inducted into the committee and become crime prevention ambassadors. Chief guest during the badging ceremony of committee members last Friday at the school premises was the Northern Division Command and Control Centre Inspector, George Lagi.
Mr Lagi thanked the members for taking up this noble calling to serve their school and community. Committee chairperson and school teacher, Mohammed Feroz, acknowledged Police for its encouragement and awareness that inspired members to join this good work.
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Mr Feroz said they gladly accepted the request from the community policing unit on the proposal to form a crime mitigating committee for our societal and school to benefit.
He is adamant the establishment is a stepping stone towards collaborating with Police on eradicating criminal activities in the school and surrounding areas.
Mr Feroz said the collaboration would foster a crime-free learning environment for their students and teachers at ease with their teaching perimeters.
“Some of our members are planning to use this experience and join the Police force after completing their studies,” he said.
“Also our students will preach this message of ways to reduce crime and help ensure youths and adults live in a peaceful environment”.
Mr Feroz added the school remained a clean spot where such crimes did not exist and the committee plans to keep this status intact.
Student member and head girl, Krisni Singh, said youths were the agents of change and such involvements in crime prevention committees strengthened their ability to mitigate crime in their school and community.
The 18-year-old, Year 13 student, believed as prefects they also faced challenges in dealing with students who projected bad behaviour.
Ms Singh said it was the perfect opportunity for some of their interested students to join theKrisni Singh and make a career in this profession.
“I believe all committee members must remain active and cooperate to ensure that this prevention committee does the job,” she said.
They will hold meetings every fortnight to discuss issues their members face, solutions they can implement and ways to move forward to reduce such issues.
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