The Vice-Chancellor, Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA), Katsina State, Prof. Armaya’u Bichi, has alleged that some of the university’s staff were serving as informants to the bandits.
Bichi, who disclosed this to newsmen in Katsina
on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, said that the contacts of the suspected staffers were
given to a security agency for further investigation
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
reports that suspected bandits have been attacking the area, kidnapping
students and staffers of the university as well as their family members.
A recent attack that led to the death
of one of the university’s staff prompted his colleagues to stage a peaceful
protest over insecurity.
According to the vice chancellor, the
school management is doing everything possible to prevent the recurrence of
such incidents, but the situation is getting worse
“This issue of informants is worrisome; therefore,
we investigated those we are suspecting of giving out their colleagues and
students’ information,” Bichi said.
”We have found them and handed over
their contacts to one of the security agencies for further investigation.
“But we have not heard anything from
the securities.
“These suspects are our staff. We have
strong reasons for accusing them of being informants to bandits,” the vice
chancellor revealed.”
Reacting to the situation, the Police
Command in the state said that they were not aware of such an issue but
promised to further investigate the matter.
The command’s spokesman, ASP Abubakar
Sadiq-Aliyu, who reacted, called on the public to always assist them with
information that would end the security challenges.
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