Bolaji Sule, deputy
vice-chancellor, management services of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN),
has accused herdsmen of raiding farms within the university while threatening
staff and students with weapons.
Speaking at a meeting with some
security agencies in Kwara, Sule said the university had met its commitment
towards the herdsmen but the issue of insecurity within its premises has
continued.
He said the herdsmen posed
serious threats to the university farms, dam site, hostels, academic
environment and staff residence.
Sule accused some herdsmen of
stealing farm products and building materials.
The DVC said the university authorities would not
fail to take legal action against herdsmen and farmers trespassing on its land.
Sule said the institution had
plans to use its land but could not do so due to security challenges,
urging security personnel to be
proactive.
Kameeludeen Azeez, an official of
the faculty of agriculture, expressed worry over the “illegal activities of
herdsmen” in the university in spite of efforts to appease them.
“It is rather so pathetic that
the university has spent so much money on relocating the herders, given them
all they requested and we are still encountering this,” he said.
He said the security agencies had
been mandated to arrest trespassers in the university and to curb the threat,
which some “unruly herdsmen posed to the institution”.
Yunus Alade-Saliu, a
representative of the Department of State Services (DSS), assured the
university of maximum security of staff and students in the area.
Alade-Saliu said illegal farming
in the campus would no longer be treated with kid gloves.
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