By Divine Stephen
Following the security challenges facing the country, the management of University of Jos, Plateau State has hired local hunters to protect her campus and other facilities belonging to the school.
The school Vice Chancellor, Sebastian Maimako, made this known on Tuesday during the valedictory session to mark the end of his five-year tenure.
Sebastian Maimako stated that it is no longer news that the country situation in the country is quite tenuous.
The outgoing Vice Chancellor revealed that he worked with various security experts to free the university from crime.
According to him, the institution turned a new leaf in areas of development within the period of five years of his leadership.
He further stated that his administration initiated and executed 85 projects that have been commissioned.
His words; “This is why under my administration; we made frantic efforts to ensure that all lives and property within the university are adequately protected.
“When we got a security report that we were the soft target, we close our hostels for almost two weeks and suspended lectures eventually. Before we could reopen, we were given a condition that we must employ the services of local hunters to help us secure our hostels, particularly at night.
“Today, this is where we are, but thank God, the Director of Peace and Conflict Studies, looking at the happening, has offered to train these hunters on the rule of engagement in their working in the university.”
What a shame to the country that trust Hunter security rather than trained security agencies. I am just passing by