Bombings: Students threaten to boycott classes

APRIL 30, 2012 BY JOHN ALECHENU, ABUJA 

Students have threatened to boycott classes if the Federal Government fails to guarantee the safety of lives and properties in higher institutions across Nigeria.

The spate of violence in the country took a new twist on Sunday when bombers and gunmen suspected to be members of the terrorist Islamic sect, Boko Haram, attacked the Bayero University, Kano, killing at least 15 Christian worshippers.

On Thursday, the administrative block of Gombe State University was bombed by persons suspected to be members of the Islamic sect.

National President of the National Association of Nigerian Students, Mr. Mohammed Dauda, who condemned the attacks chided the government for not doing enough to stop the violence in the North.

Dauda said, “Without mincing words, NANS in the next few days shall not hesitate to order a total boycott on all Nigerian campuses until the issue of the security of lives and property is guaranteed on our campuses.

“We have once again received the news of the callous attack which occurred this morning at the Bayero University, Kano.

“It is saddening to imagine that a group under whatever pretence could unleash terror on campus of one of the nation’s foremost universities to maim innocent peaceful worshipers.

“This act is not only condemnable; it has also increased our demand that the Federal Government should immediately take a concrete step in addressing the wave of terrorism in Nigeria.”

He added that students, parents and teachers were no longer at ease with the threat to academic activities at the higher institutions.

Dauda also urged the government to end the bloodshed in the country at all costs.

SOURCE: The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper 30 April 2012.