Insecurity: Federal University Lokoja hires 60 hunters

Vice-Chancellor, Federal University Lokoja,  Prof Olayemi Akinwumi during  media interaction organised as part of activities to mark the commencement of the fifth convocation ceremonies of the institution, slated for Monday the 8th to Sunday November 14 , 2021. He announced that the University has hired 60 hunters to enhance its security

Vice-Chancellor, Federal University Lokoja, Prof Olayemi Akinwumi during media interaction organised as part of activities to mark the commencement of the fifth convocation ceremonies of the institution, slated for Monday the 8th to Sunday November 14 , 2021.

Richard Elesho/ Lokoja

It’s a case of an unusual problem deserving an unusual solution. The leadership of the Federal University Lokoja has said it is thinking and acting out of the box to guarantee safety of staff and students on campus. To this end, the institution has engaged the services of about 60 hunters to strengthen its security network.

This was made known in Lokoja on Monday by the Vice-Chancellor of the school, Prof Olayemi Akinwumi during a press briefing.

The media interaction was part of activities to mark the commencement of the fifth convocation ceremonies of the institution, slated for Monday the 8th to Sunday November 14 , 2021.

Akinwumi said the 60 hunters will complement the efforts of the Police and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in providing adequate security in and around the campus.

He added that the students will not be moved to the hostels until the management is satisfied with the security architecture of the institution, saying the topography of the campus calls for concern.

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“The management of this institution will not toy with the security of students and staff of the university. We have seen what happened just recently in some tertiary institutions in the country where Professors and their children were kidnapped in the campuses.

“We have engaged over 60 hunters and they have mapped out areas where criminals can use as escape route and we will block those areas. Until we are satisfied with the security here in the permanent site of the university, we will not move students to the hostels for now,” he said

Speaking on the convocation, the Vice-Chancellor revealed that 804 graduands will be conferred with degrees and postgraduate diploma, noting that honorary degrees would also be conferred on eminent personalities that have contributed immensely to the development of Nigeria.

The Vice-Chancellor who stated that paucity of funds has been a major challenge of the university, noted that the institution has witnessed tremendous and rapid growth in terms if academic programmes, infrastructure development, research and innovation.

It is hoped that the local hunters with their skills in traditional security mechanisms will be able to keep bandits, kidnappers and the likes far away from the University.

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