A bus belonging to the Federal University of Agriculture, FUNNAB, Abeokuta has been intercepted and the driver arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Customs for conveying Indian hemp through a border town in Ogun State.

The command said its operatives also arrested the driver of the bus. The state’s NCS Comptroller Sani Madugu said NCS operatives intercepted the coaster bus, marked FUNAAB 50 B-100 FG, with 211 parcels of cannabis made into book sizes and concealed in rice bags.

Madugu said the driver, Abolade Bolaji, was caught at Imeko border town of Ogun State while allegedly smuggling the illegal drugs into the country. The Comptroller handed the suspect and exhibits to the state command of NDLEA for further investigation.

NDLEA State Commander Bala Fagge hailed the NCS for the feat, saying the cannabis recovered from the suspect weighed 295.4kg. But FUNAAB, through the Head of the Directorate of Public Relations, Mrs Emi’ Alawode, said it remained a law-abiding institution.


The university pledged to carry out a thorough investigation on the incident to ascertain what happened.

https://www.gistreel.com/nigerian-custom-intercept-university-bus-conveying-211-packs-indian-hemp-border/

book size?
they must be planning to read those books during this ASUU strike...
Naija which way?

What's all these rockus

PRESS RELEASE


FUNAAB DISMISSES STAFF, DEBUNKS MISINFORMATION ON PAYMENT OF REPUTATION FEES BY STUDENTS

Authorities of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Ogun State have dismissed from service, a Driver/Mechanic II in the Bureau of Transportation, Mr. Abiodun Abolade, who was recently accused of being in possession of items suspected to be contraband substances, along Imeko-Afon/Olorunda area of the Idiroko border, Ogun State.


The letter of dismissal, referenced FUNAAB/R/JP.1804/1/43 and signed by the Acting Registrar of the University, Dr. (Mrs.) Linda Onwuka, reads in part: “I write to inform you that your services, as a Driver/Mechanic II in the Bureau of Transportation are no longer required by the University and consequently, you are hereby dismissed from the services of the University with immediate effect”. The decision was taken in adherence to extant regulations, the rules of engagement of the said officer in the University, as well as avail the accused person the required time and attention, to respond to the allegations leveled against him by law enforcement agents.


As a responsible and law-abiding organisation, the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Ogun State, is committed to upholding all statutory enactments guiding its establishment, subsisting legislation in Ogun State and the nation in general. This uncompromising and non-negotiable stance had always and severally been hammered to bonafide members of staff and students of the University.


Already, the University has put the necessary machinery in place, to carry out proper investigations, to ascertain what actually transpired on the said date on one hand, while law enforcement agents, on the other hand, would be allowed and supported to perform their statutory duties in the overall interest of all citizens.


Meanwhile, the attention of University Management has been drawn to the false information being disseminated that, following the event that transpired between the dismissed staff and law enforcement agents, students of the University had been asked to pay certain amount of money, as reputation fees, and to present letters of undertaking, to be of good behavior. This piece of information is untrue, embarrassing, misleading, mischievous and should be disregarded.


The University is currently on its first semester break for the 2016/2017 Academic Session, following the end of examinations on August 1, 2017; hence, academic activities are on recess, while normal administrative services are fully ongoing.



Emi' Alawode (Mrs)

Head, Directorate of Public Relations,

Federal University of Agriculture.

Abeokuta.