Students across tertiary institutions in Nasarawa State have called on the Federal and state governments to put an end to the continuous cases of kidnapping and banditry in Scholl's across the state.
The President of the Nasarawa State Students Association, Yunusa Baduku, said the kidnapping of students for ransom, especially around off-campus residences has become alarming and needed to be urgently addressed.
Baduku said institutions such as the Federal University of Lafia, the Nasarawa State University, Keffi and Isa Mustapha Agwai Polytechnic, Lafia have over several months become hubs where kidnappers operated freely without any resistance.
According to him, the situation worsened between August to December, 2023 as no week passes without such incidents with students and sometimes lecturers as victims of the now lucrative enterprise.
Baduku lamented that the anomaly is affecting the students’ academic output as many of them hardly settle down because of the lingering fear the situation has caused.
He, therefore, urged the state and federal governments to find a lasting solution to the problem before it is too late.
“As the newly elected president of NASSA, I will work closely with the students, security agencies and other stakeholders to see how the challenges can be tackled in tertiary institutions across the state,” he assured.
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