By Ibrahim Labiru
In a renewed effort to enhance the security system within it’s campuses, aimed at ensuring safety of students and school facilities, the Vice Chancellor of Sa’adu Zungur University (SAZU) Professor Fatima Tahir, has reached out to the Bauchi State Police Command for a possible joint collaboration with the Institution’s security system.
The effort is geared towards addressing any security threat that may arise in the university’s campuses in Gadau and Yuli.
A press statement by the school public relations officer Auwal Ibrahim said that, Professor Tahir solicited for the collaboration when she paid a courtesy visit to the Bauchi State Commissioner of Police at the force headquarters on Wednesday 28th August,2024.
The Vice Chancellor said that the partnership has become necessary especially considering the large number of students that are living in rented hostels close to the University campuses which was necessitated due to inadequate hostel accommodation within the two campus.
She said, “Our main concern is for our students that are in Yuli Campus as well as in Gadau Campus.”
“In Gadau campus, the hostel accommodation is not adequate, so the majority of the students are staying inside Gadau town, while here in Bauchi there is no single hostel,” she added.
She stressed that, “Hundreds of the students in Yuli Campus are staying outside the campus, either those that are living with their parents or may be relatives in town.”
The Vice Chancellor therefore said as a result of that, the students are exposed to very serious security threats.
According to the VC, “Most of the time our students are attacked and they are robbed of their properties, sometimes they are even harmed. We have a lot of cases whereby students were axed, students were mutilated and the likes.”
The VC then reiterated the need for enhanced security measures to protect students from being exposed to security threats.
Professor Tahir further commended the police outpost in Gadau for their support and cooperation, requesting an organized program to boost security and safety on both campuses.
She suggested a collaborative effort between the police and the university’s internal security to ensure effective protection.
The VC also requested for a police outpost in Yuli village to enhance security for students and the entire community, as well as intermittent patrols to deter criminal elements.
Responding, the State Police Commissioner CP Auwal Muhammad Musa applauds the Vice Chancellor’s leadership and responsibility, promising to continue synergizing with the university.
He pledged to increase police presence in Gadau campus and explore the possibility of adding more patrol vehicles to strengthen night patrols.
The Commissioner assured a comprehensive review of the issues raised to provide a lasting solution.
Our Correspondent reports that the proposed collaboration is aimed at deepening the security systems to ensure a safe and secure learning environment for students of Sa’adu Zungur University.