PLASU Trains Students on Campus Security

Our Reporter

Plateau State University, Bokkos, has organized a one-day training on Basic Campus Security Tips for students of the institution.

The training was organized in collaboration with the Joint Task Force, Sector 5 of Operation Enduring Peace, to equip students with safety measures during emergencies.

In his welcome address, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Shedrack Best, represented by the Dean of Student Affairs, Associate Prof. Rahila Dantong, stressed the importance of security awareness in higher institutions, noting that in today’s challenging security environment, security is everyone’s business.

He said management is not relenting in ensuring students live and learn in a secure environment, adding that the university has a police outpost and a military checkpoint outside the school, troops stationed within the compound, and a joint patrol team comprising the police and the university’s armed security operatives.

According to him, apart from securing the campus with a perimeter fence, management has erected watchtowers and installed solar-powered lights and security cameras at strategic locations.

Presenting a paper on “Basic Security Tips on Campuses,” the Commander of Sector 5, Operation Enduring Peace, Col. L. A. Adejo, said the quest for material things has become a major driver of crime.

He cautioned students to be mindful of their surroundings and avoid unnecessary large gatherings.

Col. Adejo listed common campus crimes to include kidnapping, sexual harassment and robbery, noting that many fall victim for failing to heed security instructions.

He urged students to report suspicious persons and items to security agencies, avoid disclosing sensitive personal information, and shared emergency numbers to call in times of danger.

In her vote of thanks, the Dean of Student Affairs, Associate Prof. Dantong, responding to concerns about expelled or rusticated students posing security threats, said parents and departments are duly notified when such sanctions are issued, and such persons found on campus are handed over to the security department.

She said to curb impersonation by former students and non-students, the Directorate of Student Affairs has introduced new digital Identity cards with QR codes for verification, as PLASU ID cards are now produced outside the university.

Speaking on behalf of the students, the President of the Students Union Government appreciated the military for its prompt response to emergencies.

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