Federal Government Laid blames On School Authorities For The Federal Polytechnic Mubi massacre

Educational News Reaching Us today is coming directly From Ilorin, as against the backdrop of the killing of 46 students at Mubi, in Adamawa State, Nigeria.

The Federal Government has said that vice chancellors, rectors and provosts of universities, polytechnics and colleges of education, respectively, would be held responsible for the safety of students, particularly those living off campus beginning from the 2013 academic year.

The Nigerian Minister of Education, Professor Ruqayyatu Rufa’i, who made this known in ilorin, had laid blamed the recent violence on some students of higher institutions across the country on the chief executives of the institutions, stating that government’s new position followed its understanding that it was not the fault of the students to live off campus, since most school hostels can’t accomodate every student in the particular institution.

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Professor Rufa’i spoke at the commissioning of the new Joint Admissions Matriculation Board, JAMB, Zonal Office in Ilorin.

While commissioning the Jamb Zonal Office in Ilorin, the Minister Of Education in Nigeria had said that the protection of lives of students, even when they live off campus should be of utmost concern to the heads of each tertiary institutions, and especially when it is not absolutely their choice to live off campus, but because the school cannot afford to accommodate all of them on campus.

The minister of education had also noted that the recent Mubi killings could not be justified under any guise, saying that every Nigerian should condemn the unfortunate incident and support government’s fight against the current security challenges surrounding the Country.

The Minister Of Education, Professor Rufa’i further pointed out that there would have been no basis for appointment of headship of higher institutions if they were not occupied by human’s who had property.

Professor Rufa’i also asked the heads of tertiary institutions in Nigeria to ensure that the safety of lives and property remained THEIR major priority, more news regarding the Federal Polytechnic Mubi Coming.