Prof. Lawal Bilbis, the Vice Chancellor of Usmanu Danfodio University Sokoto, UDUS, has denied that the establishment was attacked by bandits.
He additionally mentioned that no scholar was kidnapped when thieves broke into some outlets on the Students Mart and carted away drinks on Monday night time.
“It was a pure case of theft, not banditry”, Mr Bilbis instructed newsmen on Tuesday in Sokoto whereas responding to speculations on the social media concerning the incident.
The VC defined that he joined some safety personnel of the college to examine the affected outlets instantly after the theft was reported.
”I name on the general public in addition to mother and father to stay calm, there isn’t a trigger for alarm over the safety scenario within the college.
“Let me appreciate Journalists for the assessment of what really happened in the university, so as so to dowse the tension generated by the speculations on social media.
“I was alerted by security officials in the school of an incident and when I arrived the mini Mart where the incident happened at about 11 pm on Monday, it was observed that it was a pure case of theft, not bandits attack.
“The thieves armed with weapons carted away two cartons of malt drinks and eight mobile phones belonging to students who were charging them in the shops at the mart.”
According to the vice chancellor, he instantly alerted different safety businesses, together with the police and civil defence who responded promptly by sending their males to the scene.
He cautioned college students in opposition to spreading false info, stressing that the college’s social media coverage remains to be implement to examine circulation of “evil and unguarded materials”.
The VC mentioned that the college has been working very intently with all safety businesses, together with the navy and native vigilante teams of communities across the establishment.
“We share intelligence information to forestall any unforeseen circumstances”, he mentioned, including that the college’s inside safety system has been enhanced to answer any safety challenges.
He thanked safety businesses, communities and Sokoto State Government for his or her help to the college, and guaranteed college students, mother and father and all stakeholders that the college would stay secure all instances.
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