Boko Haram: Kogi State
varsity, ASUU disown arrested
lecturer on november 28, 2013 at 9:06
pm in news BY BOLUWAJI OBAHOPO LOKOJA — Following the arrest
of Dr. Mohammed Nazeef
Yusuf, a lecturer at Kogi State
University, Ayingba by the
Department of State Service,
DSS over alleged involvement with the Boko Haram sect, the
university authority has
dissociated the institution
from the activities of the
lecturer and the alleged plan to
carry out terrorists attacks in the state. Also, the Kogi State University
Chapter of the Academic Staff
Union of Universities declared
that the suspect was never an
active member of the union. ASUU Chairman in the
university, Dr. Sylvester
Ukwuteno said contrary to
report from the other suspects
that Dr Yusuf was a strong
member of the organization, the suspect has never been an
active member of ASUU. According to him, “the only link
between him (Dr. Nazeef
Yusuf) and the association was
because ASUU’s due is
deducted at source from
lecturers’ salaries. And he, like everyone else has his dues
deducted to make him an
automatic member. But he’s
not a strong member as it has
been widely claimed. I cannot
remember the last time he attended any of our meetings”. Dr. Muhammed Nazeef Yunus
Photo by Gbemiga Olamikan. Also, the institution in a
statement signed by the Vice
Chancellor of the University,
Prof. Hassan Isah admitted
that though the suspect, Dr.
Mohammed Nazeef Yusuf who was recently paraded by
Security agent is a lecturer in
the institution the governing
council and the management
of the school do not know
anything about him beyond his duty as a lecturer “The Governing council and the
management therefore
condemned and dissociated
themselves from all criminality
and terrorism in whatever
shape or form, where ever and whenever it exist.” The VC noted that it became
imperative to respond to the
situation as the alleged
involvement of the lecturer has
elicited a lot of enquiries from
friends, well- wishers, students, stakeholders and
sister institutions. “In view of the negative
interpretation and implication
for our hard-earned reputation,
and the damaging impression
on unsuspected members of
the public, the institution dissociates itself from all
criminal and criminal activities
including those of the dreaded
Boko Haram sect.” He assured that security has
been beefed up in the school
with enough surveillance to
curtail any attack from gunmen
“In the meantime, the
governing council and management of the institution
have strengthened security and
increase surveillance on
campus with the view to stamp
out all criminals and
criminalities, including Boko Haram activities. We wish to
assure the general public,
particularly all our students,
their parents and guardians,
that the campus is safe and
there is no threat whatsoever to human lives and property. “Members of the university
community are advised to go
about their normal life as the
university has adequate
security measures to deal with
all criminals and criminal activities on campus whenever
and where ever they are
detected”, he said.
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this is a good development this shows that kogi state university management are wise beyond religion.. i still want the daughter to and defend her father. infact to me she is a suspectg