…as VC bans external male visitors to female hostels
By Ubong Sampson
The Federal University of Dutse (FUD), Jigawa state has confirmed hiring 55 local hunters to enhance security within and around its campus.
Abdullahi Yahaya, Chief Information Officer of the institution announced this in a statement on Tuesday.
Yahaya in his statement said the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Abdulkarim Sabo had approved the hiring of the local hunters, while hinting that they were engaged from the state’s branch of the Nigerian Hunters Council.
This, according to Yahaya, is in order to assist the university’s security unit in patrolling the campus especially at night.
The statement quoted the VC as saying that the university needed the services of the hunters owing to trust of their vast knowledge of the communities coupled, as well as their ruggedness.
The statement added that the hunters were given a three-week training by the security division before deploying them to the field.
“When the Chief Security Officer of the University, retired Col. Abubakar Siddique brought the idea, the management bought into it because of the complex security problems facing the country.
“The hunters, FUD security and the Nigerian Police now conduct daily joint patrol of the campus at night and at the same time complementing our security in other areas.
“The VC also said those who display exceptional skills and commitment among them would be rewarded,” the spokesperson said.
According to him, Sabo has called on the members of staff and students of the university to cooperate with its security division.
He further pointed out that the gesture was aimed at ensuring the security of lives and property in the university.
Yahaya hinted that also in efforts to ensure the provision of adequate security to lives and property of students, the VC also placed a ban on night crawling activities within the university.
He also hinted that the VC recently impounded tinted vehicles at girls’ hostels, during one of his recent night patrols around the campus. According to Yahaya, the vehicles impounded are owned by those whose suspicious activities with the female students were against the university’s rules and regulations.
