KASU Students Protest

Cause of Protest

Incessant attacks by hoodlums around the university campus. The protest lasted more than three hours in front of the university’s main gate.

The spokesperson of the students, who spoke on condition of anonymity, explained that the protest became necessary following what he described as the nonchalant attitude of the school management over the security of students, particularly those living off campus.

He said that students were being attacked daily by hoodlums on their way home from school, and their belongings such as money, laptops, phones and other valuables snatched. Just yesterday, a 400 level Political Science female student was attacked, injured and is currently laying half paralyzed at the university’s teaching hospital. The student was preparing for a test today, and was attacked on her way home after reading in school. The hoodlums attacked her, took away her valuables and left her almost lifeless. Such attacks have been ongoing for a very long time; in fact, one of our students was killed recently by hoodlums. This has to stop, he said.

Students' Demand

The students demands that a security outpost be establish in all strategic locations, where students reside to curb the ugly trend.

“We don’t want the school security; we want the police to be permanently stationed around the school to provide the needed security,’’ they said.

The protest was suspended following the intervention of the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Tanko Mohammed, who pleaded with the students to embrace dialogue.

He noted the prevalence of security challenges in and around the school, but decried the fact that no formal complaint was made to him.