The management of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, has described as false reports of bandits’ attacks on the university.
The vice chancellor of the university, Prof.Lawal Bilbis, who spoke to journalists on Tuesday, said the Sunday incident was a robbery case and not a bandit attack.
“Let me first and foremost appreciate your coming for an on-the-spot assessment of what really happened in the university so as to douse the tension as being speculated on social media.
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“I was alerted by security officials in the school to an incident and when I arrived at the mini-mart where the incident happened at about 11 pm on Sunday, it was observed that the case was a robbery and not a bandit attack.
“They took two cartons of Maltina drinks and eight phones of students, which were being charged in some of the shops at the mart.
“I immediately alerted the security agents, including the police, and NSCDC officials, and they all responded by sending their men to the scene.”
The vice chancellor commended the security agents as well as the internal security architecture of the school for their prompt response to the incident.
