Contributions of School-Based Management Committees (SBMCs) in Provision of School Security in Secondary Schools in Sokoto State, Nigeria

This study assessed the contributions of School-Based Management Committees (SBMCs) in providing school security in Secondary Schools in Sokoto State, Nigeria. The study adopted the descriptive research design. The study was guided by three research objectives and three research questions. The study is theoretically supported by the social system theory developed by an American sociologist, Talcott Parson. A sample of 389 SBMCS was drawn from a total population of 2,286 consisting of 1845 SBMC and 381 administrators used for the study. A Researcher-designed questionnaire titled “Contributions of SBMC in School Security Rating Scale (CSBMCSSRS)” was used to collect data for the study. The study's findings revealed a very high extent to which SBMC contributed in identifying forms of security challenges facing secondary schools in Sokoto State. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that there is the need for the Involvement of SBMCs in ensuring that major stakeholders are involved in the educational mobilization, awareness and sensitization of members of the communities on the importance of school security, the need to safeguard education and the need to send their children to school.