UNIJOS Recruits Hunters To Protect Students, Campus

The management of the University of Jos (UNIJOS) has recruited local hunters to protect students on campus and their hostels.

The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Sebastian Maimako, made this known on Tuesday during the valedictory session to mark the end of his five-year tenure.

Maimako added that his administration ensured that all lives and property within the university were adequately protected.

He said, “It is no longer news that the security situation in the country is quite tenuous.

“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.”

Maimako claimed that his collaboration with various security experts led to a significant drop in crime in the university.

He added that the institution under his leadership also recorded tremendous achievements in other areas, initiated and completed 85 projects which have been inaugurated.