The Benue Government said it had
commenced the evacuation of students from
Mubi in Adamawa following the recent attack
on the town by insurgents.
The Chief of Staff to the State Governor, Prof.
Saint Gbilekaa, disclosed this when he
received the first batch of the students from
Adamawa in Makurdi on Friday night.
The first batch included 17 students of
Adamawa State University and Federal
Polytechnic in Mubi.
Gbilekaa said that out of over 400 students in
Adamawa, only 17 could be evacuated in the
first batch.
He explained that the rest were scattered in
the bush while some were taking refuge in
Cameroon.
He said that the government would intensify
efforts to ensure that all the students were
brought back safely into the state.
He appealed to the students who were yet to
be evacuated to assist the government by
coming together in groups for easy evacuation
and to make contact with their friends and
relatives or notify the government for action.
``The plight of our children schooling in the
Boko Haram affected states is immense
especially those in Mubi, Adamawa.
``Just yesterday, we were informed of the
situation of our children who were able to run
away from Mubi and were stranded in the
bush and the governor quickly ordered for
their evacuation.
``They are many but scattered in the bush,
some are taking refuge in Cameroon while the
17 of them were able to come together to
notify us for adequate action.
``We appeal to the ones still in the bush to
try their possible best to establish contact
with either their relatives or any government
official to enable us come to their aid.
``The governor has resolved to evacuate all
students from Mubi for their safety pending
when the situation would return to
normalcy’’, he said.
Gbilekaa further said if the situation
persisted, the government may ask for their
transfer to other institutions to ensure their
safety.
Demonic Ekele, Business Administration
student of Adamawa State University said that
Boko Haram militants had taken over the
university and Mubi town.
Ekele said that both the security personnel
and the civilians were running for their lives.
``We spent three days in the bush without
food, climbing mountains and running away
from the insurgents
``We walked over 100 kilometres before we
were able to get people that helped us.
``As I am talking with you now, some
students are in the bush, while others are
taking refuge in Cameroon", he said.
He commended the state government for
coming to their aid within a short notice and
pleaded for the rescue of others still in the
bush and in Cameroon.
Christopher Alechenu, Business
Administration and Management student,
Federal Polytechnic, Mubi, said ``there are
up to 200 of Benue students the school.’’
Alechenu said that the majority of the
students registered with National Union of
Benue Students (NUBES) while a few others
did not.
Source Dailytimes.
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