In Katsina State, The management of Federal University Dutsinma has denied rumors making the rounds that armed bandits have attacked the institution and abducted some students.
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Speaking in an interview, on Wednesday, the Public Relations Officer(PRO) of the university, Malam Habibu Matazu, said people, or rather parents should ignore the rumor.
According to him, since the outbreak of the news on social media, the university had been receiving calls from all over the country on the rumor of abduction.
He said for the record, there was no case of armed bandits attack on any of the campuses of the institution.
“The university has adequate security personnel which includes the military, police, civil defense and local vigilante that are keeping vigil of the university for 24-hour.”
He said, “both campuses of the institution are also fenced and under constant security surveillance,” while urging students, parents, and guardians as well as the university community to disregard the rumor.
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Also, he pleaded with the residents of the area to cooperate with the security operatives as measures to safeguard them and members of the university community have been intensified.
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