Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA) in Katsina State, Prof. Armaya’u Bichi, has accused some staff of the university of serving as informants to bandits.
Bichi disclosed this in Katsina on Tuesday, adding that the contacts of the suspected staffers were given to a security agency for further investigation.
Bichi said, “This issue of informants is worrisome, therefore, we investigated those we are suspecting of giving out their colleagues and students’ information.
“We have found them, and handed over their contacts to one of the security agencies for further investigation.
“But we have not heard anything from the security agencies.
“These suspects are our staff. We have strong reasons for accusing them of being informants to bandits,” the vice chancellor said.
he also said the management is doing everything possible to prevent a recurrence of such incidents but the situation was getting aggravated.
Suspected bandits have been attacking the area, kidnapping students and staffers of the university as well as their family members.
A recent attack which led to the death of one of the university’s staff had prompted his colleagues to stage a peaceful protest over insecurity.
Reacting to the situation, the Police Command in the state said they were not aware of such an issue but promised to further investigate the matter.
The command’s spokesperson, ASP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, who reacted, called on the public to always assist them with information that would end the security challenges.
