The Vice Chancellor of the University of Jos, Professor Ishaya Tanko, has decried the level of insecurity in the institution and urged the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), to intervene.
Speaking at the 33rd and 34th combined convocation ceremony of the university on Saturday, the Vice Chancellor noted that the institution had been under intense attack that included the instant killing, kidnapping and harassing of staff, students and their loves ones.
“These threats to our campuses have posed severe challenges that are threatening our focus on achieving excellence.
He listed other challenges facing the institution to include funding, industrial action, land encroachment and Integrated Payroll Personnel System and called on the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) to intervene in the situation and also provide the needed funds to complete the perimeter fence for the Naraguta campus.
The President, who was represented by the Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission, Professor Rasheed Abubakar, acknowledged the rapid developmental strides of the university, especially in the area of infrastructure, academic programmes, staff strength and student population since its inception in 1972.