The Ogun State government on Sunday said it has evacuated all its stranded indigenes who are students of the University of Jos, following the unending killings in Plateau State that has led to the death of four students.
The management of University of Jos had suspended the ongoing second-semester examinations for the 2019/2020 academic session, because of the escalating insecurity in some parts of the Plateau State capital, Jos.
Special Assistant to Ogun State Governor on Students’ Affairs, Azeez Adeyemi, said in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital that Governor Dapo Abiodun had ordered the evacuation of students who are indigenes of Ogun State.
Towards this, Adeyemi said the State had provided five buses and security escorts for the stranded students to guarantee their safe return home.
Adeyemi said the evacuation was done in conjunction with all relevant stakeholders, including security agencies, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) and the National Association of Ogun State Students (NAOSS).
According to him, “in line with the policy of Governor Dapo Abiodun on the protection of lives and property of every Ogun State indigene, the governor has ordered the immediate evacuation of all the indigenes of the State studying in the University of Jos.
“This followed the crisis which erupted as a result of the killings of four students of the institution.
“We have provided five buses and security escorts to bring our children back home safely.
“No indigene of this State will be allowed to suffer or be abandoned irrespective of their political or religious affiliation. They are Ogun people and it is our duty to ensure their safety.”
NAOSS President, Oluwagbemileke Ogunrombi, said the State officials had already evacuated close to 80 students and some corp members who are indigenes of the state from the troubled areas.
He applauded the state government for urgently coming to the aid of the students.
“We requested for two buses, but the state government magnanimously released five buses, not only buses but with a military escort. So, the students have been evacuated and taken to a safe haven.
“As of last time we spoke with the team, about 80 students have been evacuated. Then, they said some Corp members are also joining them,” Ogunrombi said.
And as a result of the security situation in Jos, the Akwa Ibom State government has announced that it has “made security and logistics provisions for the evacuation of Akwa Ibom State students in Jos back to Akwa Ibom State through the help of the Special Assistant to the Governor on Student Matters in the person of Comr. Akwaowa Clifford and Comr. Aniedi Micheal, the world-wide President.”
The Akwa Ibom statement said that “interested persons as aforementioned should contact Benjamin Jonah 08103066293 for enquires or assistance.”