The management of Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Kano State, has cancelled a planned students’ field trip to New Bussa in Niger State following growing security concerns raised by parents and stakeholders.
The university said the decision was taken by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Musa Yakasai, after reviewing reports surrounding the security situation in the area proposed for the eight-week mandatory field exercise for Level 400 Fisheries students.
In a statement on Thursday by its Deputy Registrar, Information and Public Affairs, Abdullahi Datti Abdullahi, the institution clarified that the vice chancellor had rejected the trip long before public concerns intensified.
“When the idea of going to New Bussa in Niger State came up, the Vice Chancellor, who was already aware of the security situations in the area, had long ago rejected the trip,” the statement said.
According to the statement, the vice chancellor subsequently directed the Department of Fisheries to source for a safer alternative location for the exercise, leading to the selection of Tiga Dam in Kano State. Related News Ex-deputy governor Gwarzo emerges Kano NDC gov candidate NUT threatens school shutdown over attacks, abductions Union Bank overhauls infrastructure at Lagos school
