THE Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities has decried the growing rate of insecurity in tertiary institutions in the country, saying none of its members is safe.
The President of SSANU, Ibrahim Haruna, therefore, demanded firearms licence for campus security operatives across the country, noting that the security agencies were already overwhelmed by the various security challenges confronting the nation.
Haruna spoke at the SSANU National Executive Council meeting in Abuja over the weekend, shortly after the students and staff of Greenfield University, Kaduna, regained their freedom after spending 40 days in kidnappers’ den. According to him, if security operatives have licensed firearms, security challenges in institutions will reduce.
The union also cautioned the government not to paralyse academic activities in tertiary institutions with its lackadaisical attitude towards the implementation of the Memorandum of Action both parties signed.
