Insecurity: Nigeria students cry out

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Ogun State chapter, has called on the state government to provide adequate security for students in tertiary institutions in the state.

Mr. Kehinde Simeon, the chairman of the association in the state, said this yesterday at a news conference in Abeokuta.

He appealed to the government to invite heads of security and tertiary institutions to a security meeting where they would proffer ways that would prevent criminals from perpetrating evils on campuses.

The chairman said a template of proper security strategy should be agreed on at the end of such security meeting.

“It is high time for government at all levels to prove themselves as friends of the masses and of the students’ constituency through decisive, strategic and holistic actions.

“The issue of kidnapping of students on campuses should not be taking for granted; we condemn in its entirety the recent kidnap of students from Greenfield University, Kaduna State.

“It is very pathetic that five of these students have so far been killed for a crime they knew nothing about.

“The function of every government in the world is to provide adequate security for the lives and properties within their jurisdictions,” he said.