{"id":123600,"date":"2024-07-09T12:08:25","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T11:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/some-of-our-staff-serving-as-informants-to-bandits-katsina-varsity-vc-alleges"},"modified":"2024-07-09T13:20:56","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T12:20:56","slug":"some-of-our-staff-serving-as-informants-to-bandits-katsina-varsity-vc-alleges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/some-of-our-staff-serving-as-informants-to-bandits-katsina-varsity-vc-alleges","title":{"rendered":"Some of our staff serving as informants to bandits \u2013 Katsina varsity VC alleges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Vice-Chancellor, Federal University Dutsinma, FUDMA, Katsina State, Prof Armaya\u2019u Bichi, has raised the alarm that some of the institution\u2019s staff were serving as informants to the bandits.<\/p>\n<p>Bichi made this known to newsmen in Katsina on Tuesday, stressing that the contacts of the suspected staffers were given to a security agency for further investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that suspected bandits have been attacking the area, kidnapping students and staffers of the university as well as their family members.<\/p>\n<p>Staff of the university staged a peaceful protest over insecurity following a recent attack that led to the death of one of their colleagues.<\/p>\n<p>The Vice-Chancellor said the school management is doing everything possible to prevent the recurrence of such incidents, but the situation is getting worse.<\/p>\n<p>Bichi said, \u201cThis issue of informants is worrisome; therefore, we investigated those we are suspecting of giving out their colleagues and students\u2019 information.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dWe have found them and handed over their contacts to one of the security agencies for further investigation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut we have not heard anything from the securities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese suspects are our staff. We have strong reasons for accusing them of being informants to bandits,\u201d the vice chancellor revealed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the situation, the police command in the state said that they were not aware of such an issue but promised to further investigate the matter.<\/p>\n<p>The command\u2019s spokesman, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, who reacted, called on the public to always assist them with information that would end the security challenges.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Vice-Chancellor, Federal University Dutsinma, FUDMA, Katsina State, Prof Armaya\u2019u Bichi, has raised the alarm that some of the institution\u2019s staff were serving as informants to the bandits. 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