Following the recent invasion of female hostels of Plateau State University (PLASU), Bokkos, by gunmen the school has introduced new security measures to forestall future occurrence.
This was disclosed by the Vice Chancellor (VC), Professor Yohana Daniel Izam during a management meeting with the representatives of the Students Union Government (SUG).
Gunmen on June 10 invaded a female hostel in the university, killing one Sheni Kimati, a 25-year-old 200 level student of the Department of Geography.
Izam said the management has also approved the suspension of three security personnel for negligence of duty.
He said it was discovered that the affected personnel failed to raise alarm during the attack which led to the escape of the attackers.
The VC said the institution will embark on the training and retraining of security personnel and engage more hands to ensure the safety of lives and property in the university.
The University management, he noted, is working for the establishment of a police out post and the deployment of a detachment of the Special Task Force, Sector 5 located in Bokkos to enhance security in the campus.
He announced that in the interim a barbed wire fence has been provided round the female hostels while male students and visitors are prohibited from entering the female hostels.
Professor Izam further disclosed that all Hostel Governors will be part of the new security architecture of the university in order to try to nip in the bud any breach of security.
He urged the staff and students to report all suspicious movements and persons for prompt action.
The SUG President, Comrade Lokrit Clement Gonap, said the students have been cooperating with the security personnel of the university over security matters.
