Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU, has Called on the Federal Government to ensure that it secures the University of Jos against attacks and killing of its staff and students before the resumption of school.
The Union in statement signed by the ASUU chairman, University of Jos, Dr Lazarus Maigoro, made the call in on Sunday following a security breach in Jos and other parts of Plateau state which led to the killing of some students, a development that forced the University to shut down academic activities Until further notice.
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The Union observed that some of the immediate environments to the University have now become hostile to the University community with students and staff targeted and killed rather than protected from hoodlums.
According to ASSU, “It is rather unfortunate to note that some of these attacks on the University community are coming from residents of encroached University lands, operators of Keke Napep and others who besiege the University arena to sell their goods and patronized by the same staff and students as their means of economic livelihood but turn back and kill them at the slightest opportunity.
“As I speak now, I can say authoritatively that three students have lost their lives, two more are on admission at the Bingham University Teaching hospital due to injuries sustained when they were attacked and there is no guarantee that we may not be confronted with more statistics as the days roll by.
The Union also called on government to provide a very strong security presence around the University of Jos community and the routes to the University to mitigate further occurrences.
Editor: Ameachi Anakwe
