With the current economy and religious crisis that have been rocking the country in recent times that lead to the released of a statement by the leader of the well celebrated religious group known as Boko Haram Sect, saying to all non-northerners to vacate the Northern Region of the country and this as left panic in the heart of the citizens of the country who residence in this part of the country.
Over recent times students have been seen as neutral in every of these crises, but with time we students have now been seen as part of the cause which is judged on religious basis. The crises which are always unfavorable affect many students in higher Institution of learning in the region who are not northerner.
It was gathered that with the bombing activities that took place in Kano State last week Friday which increased the statistics of causalities resulted from the Sect group activities in the country to be more than 50% death recorded in the northern part of the country. A student of Taraba State University said the insecurity caused by the activities of this tormenters discourage him a lot which makes him seek for alternative in school outside the country but their fee seems too high for him. He said “I don’t want to die in the hands of these rebels with what I still have to achieve for my country”.
Although as at the time of file in this report students are at home due to the on- going strike action embarked by ASUU, this situation now leaves a question on the lips of students and their relatives: How safe will the students be when they resume back to School. Nigerian students studying in this part of the country are pleading with the appropriate sector, States Government and the Federal Government of Nigeria to look into the Security of citizens in this part of the country and most especially students. Enough is enough of all political clashes, communal dispute in all this parts.
This will make me flash our mind back to the post-election crisis and some communal clashes that rocked the northern part of the country last year; it was very pathetic for parents, students and staffs in those schools. Seeing many parents childless after the resources they have invested in the life of such students, friends been lost and many others lost resources. Even some schools have to loose sessions or semesters leading to their academic calendar been slowed down. When will this stop entirely? Is it until when all students are killed and their parents starts receiving compensation grants in exchange for their children’s life in which they have greatly invested? We need an immediate solution to this challenge; yes I will call it challenge because it has a solution.
If my reader can just imagine what the Occupy Nigeria protest that rocked Nigeria during the Fuel subsidy removal in the first two weeks of the year would have looked like if students were to be in session in various higher institution in the northern part of the country, your guess is as good as mine which is; many students would have lost their lives and many parents losing their so much beloved children and relatives thrown into mourning. And the very best any Government can do is to come out saying they want to compensate their families, tell me will that restore their lives when we all need to proffer a lasting solution to put it to halt.
Maybe is because our political offices holder’s children are not schooling in Nigeria or they attend privates school in the country which they believe the crisis will not affect them? But take a look at the cry of struggling Nigerians that are striving to make ends meet even at the face of the current economic hardship in the country brought by removal of fuel subsidy and are still diligent to see their ward attain their educational desire.
At this juncture, we want the stakeholders involve with the States Government and Federal government to see to the end of this menace that is eating up our country, making it more secured for us the future leaders as we are called but we all know we are today’s leader to attain our dream and achieve our goal in making ourselves useful for the future of this country.
As a person who had witness such crisis before, I’m writing this piece with a heavy heart that the country’s future is been jeopardize with all these if our leaders cannot see to the end of this. We know these set of leaders have failed us and we are not ready to mortgage our future for some set of tyrants to just make do with our future and mare our vision and purpose all in the name of them abhorring western civilization.
Speaking with some students who are schooling and just finished from schools in the northern part of the country expressed their grievances on the threat.
Bolarin Dada a student of UNIJOS who said he knows these people are humans without feelings, who are ready to cause unrest at any point in time. He further said “He believe no place is safe, which will affect the state of mind of students and at the end of it all disrupt the academic calendar of schools affected”
Olumide Olujobi a student of Katsina University believes everything will be sorted out soon. He advised students as they resumes back to school to be highly security conscious and be very careful with every of their movement.
A student of UNIMAD who spoke in anonymous wants all students schooling in the northern part of the country to be vigilant and prayerful. He moreover went ahead to plead with States Government to tighten up security in all students environment.
Hope Wilfred who school in Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi said with the statement many parent will be set to panicking which might force them to withdraw their ward from schools in the north which will also affects the students’ academic pursuit and the resources invested. Federal Governments just have to do something about it she said.
Adedoyin Dimimu a student of Kano University of Science and Technology said we hope these crises is not a way for the northern political parties leaders to take their flesh of pound from the present administration which they have not always liked and a way to split the country to their selfish and desired haven.
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