Their arrest, according to the vice chancellor was made possible following the suspicion of the university management that there might yet be remnant of cult members in the school after last year’s renouncement of membership of different cult groups by 85 students. He said: “We received a tip off and mounted surveillance and after some time, we were able to arrest them. The guns have been confiscated and the culprits handed over to the police who have already commenced further investigation in the matter.”
Okafor lamented that the insecurity in the country was taking its toll on the future leaders of the country as students who should be found with books were now being found with guns and dangerous weapons.
Earlier, chairman of the conference, Prof Venerable Israel Okoye noted that Nigerians had become more familiar with insecurity than security due to the current state of the country, calling for a total reorientation of the nation’s security personnel and a change of approach by security men. He said: “In a country where the security chiefs come on television frequently to boost and reveal their strategies, not much can be expected. Even our security personnel derive a lot of pleasure showing themselves around, when in the real sense they should be operating under cover.”
Speakers at the conference included Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Ibadan, Prof. Isaac Olawale; Programme Director, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, Germany, Dr Mathias Caton. The conference would end on Friday, when a communiqué expected to assist government in fighting insecurity would be drawn and issued
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