ASUU Asks FG To Secure UNIJOS Against Killings

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has advised the Federal
Government to secure the University of Jos against killing of its
staff and students before the reopening of the school.

The union said this in a statement on Sunday following a
security breach in Jos and other parts of Plateau State, leading to
the killing of some students, a development which forced the
university’s management to shut the institution.

The statement, which was signed by the UNIJOS ASUU chairman, Dr
Lazarus Maigoro, said, “The responsibility to secure lives and
property squarely rests on the shoulders of the government. This is
very closely related to justice and we call on government to ensure
justice is done to all communities that have been affected. Failure
to do so, will only lead us to a greater and vicious cycle of
violence through reprisal attacks.

“We are also calling on government to provide a very strong
security presence around the University of Jos community and the
routes to the university because when the same thing happened in
2018 when we lost a staff member and two students, our union raised
concerns and we were told that adequate security measures would be
put in place; but ALAS, here we are again, with more lives
lost.”

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has advised the Federal
Government to secure the University of Jos against killing of its
staff and students before the reopening of the school.

The union said this in a statement on Sunday following a
security breach in Jos and other parts of Plateau State, leading to
the killing of some students, a development which forced the
university’s management to shut the institution.

The statement, which was signed by the UNIJOS ASUU chairman, Dr
Lazarus Maigoro, said, “The responsibility to secure lives and
property squarely rests on the shoulders of the government. This is
very closely related to justice and we call on government to ensure
justice is done to all communities that have been affected. Failure
to do so, will only lead us to a greater and vicious cycle of
violence through reprisal attacks.

“We are also calling on government to provide a very strong
security presence around the University of Jos community and the
routes to the university because when the same thing happened in
2018 when we lost a staff member and two students, our union raised
concerns and we were told that adequate security measures would be
put in place; but ALAS, here we are again, with more lives
lost.”