Danfodiyo University Disowns Bandit Attack Report, Says Neither Students Nor Staff Were Involved

The administration of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS), has disassociated the establishment from experiences of a bandit assault round its campus, saying neither its college students nor employees have been concerned within the incident.

The college’s Public Relations Officer, Ismail Yauri, disclosed this in a phone interview with LEADERSHIP on Tuesday, explaining that the incident concerned cattle rustlers who attacked a family in a settler neighborhood behind the college’s perimeter fence.

Yauri mentioned the sufferer was a resident of the settlement and never a pupil or employees member of the college, stressing that the assault didn’t happen in any pupil hostel.

“What happened was a case of cattle rustlers attacking a household belonging to one of the settlers. They wanted to rustle away his cattle and he was shot while trying to stop them,” he mentioned.

He defined that the settlement was among the many communities the college inherited at its institution. While some residents had been compensated and requested to depart, others continued to dwell behind the college fence, close to the Faculty of Law.

Yauri mentioned experiences linking the incident to the college have been deceptive, significantly these suggesting that the assault occurred inside pupil lodging.

“He is not a student, he is not a staff of the university. He is not within the university, he is not in a student hostel, not even an off-campus student hostel. It is a household belonging to one of the settlers,” he said.

The college spokesman additionally faulted a report by Sahara Reporters and different media accounts linking the incident to the establishment, arguing that journalists ought to set up the connection between an incident and the college earlier than publishing such experiences.

“Whenever you mention university, you get additional credit for your story. Our students are not involved, our staff are not involved. When you are writing a story, there must be connectivity,” he mentioned.

Yauri assured that the college remained dedicated to the protection of its college students and employees, urging journalists to confirm info earlier than publication.