Concerns raised as KWASU moves faculty to terror-hit Ilesha Baruba

• Kwara State University’s program to relocate its Faculty of Agriculture to the recently built Ilesha Baruba field has sparked pupil concerns implicit safety
• The determination comes conscionable weeks aft a deadly panic onslaught successful the area, with students citing kidnapping and insecurity on the Ilorin–Ilesha Baruba highway
• While the authorities assures improved security, galore students judge the relocation is hasty and places lives astatine risk

The determination by the Kwara State Government and Kwara State University (KWASU) to unfastened the Ilesha Baruba field amid ongoing information concerns has sparked a flurry of adverse reactions from students.

Legit.ng learned that the assemblage is acceptable to relocate thousands of students admitted nether the Faculty of Agriculture to the recently completed field successful Ilesha Baruba, Baruten Local Government Area of the state.

Students disquieted arsenic the Kwara authorities acceptable to unfastened field successful terror-hit Ilesha Baruba. Photo: FB/KWASU Government
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KWASU to unfastened caller field successful Ilesha Baruba

According to accusation connected the university's authoritative website, the relocation is aimed astatine leveraging the area’s earthy resources for cultivation training. The schoolhouse described the determination arsenic "serene," stating:

“The serene municipality of Ilesha-Baruba hosts the 3rd campus. Ilesha-Baruba is successful Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State. The Faculty of Agriculture which offers programs successful Animal Production, Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, Agricultural Extension, Crop Production, and Food Science and Technology is domiciled successful that field to marque the champion of the abundant earthy resources successful that country for the grooming of the adjacent procreation of agricpreneurs.”

But portion the authorities praises the initiative, galore students person voiced heavy concerns implicit their safety, citing caller violent attacks and an summation successful kidnapping incidents on the Ilorin-Ilesha Baruba highway.

“They are sending america to a information zone. How tin they expect america to question each time connected that road erstwhile radical are being kidnapped and attacked astir weekly?” a penultimate pupil of Crop Production told Legit.ng nether anonymity.

Another pupil who spoke with Legit.ng added:

“The information is that relocating our module to Ilesha Baruba is for our benefit. It volition assistance america larn the applicable facet precise well. But this is risky now. Everyone knows what is happening successful Baruteen, Kaima and different bluish portion communities successful the state.”

Fear Grips Students arsenic KWASU Set to Open Ilesha Baruba Campus Amid Terror Threats
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“The region from Ilorin to Ilesha Baruba is much than 4 hours due to the fact that of atrocious roadworthy and the highway(Ilorin-Ilesha Baruba road) is simply a known hotspot for kidnappers. No schoolhouse oregon acquisition is worthy our lives,” the pupil stated.

In caller weeks, respective convulsive incidents person been reported successful and astir the Baruten axis.

For instance, In April, Legit.ng broke the quality of a panic onslaught successful Ilesha Baruba, erstwhile suspected terrorists dressed successful subject camouflage stormed the assemblage and killed six people successful a brazen onslaught that has sent shockwaves crossed the area.

Legit.ng gathered from aggregate assemblage sources that the onslaught occurred astir 9:00 p.m. astatine the main store of the town, adjacent the residence of a salient elder, Alhaji Jubril.

Community sources said the gunmen appeared abruptly from Ilorin Road, catching residents disconnected guard.

A disturbing video obtained by Legit.ng shows the victims lying lifeless arsenic gunmen changeable straight astatine their heads, sparking outrage and fearfulness among viewers.

One section resident, who spoke to Legit.ng described the onslaught arsenic “unimaginably brutal.”

Despite the tension, the Kwara State Government announced the resumption of world activities astatine the Ilesha Baruba campus, assuring the nationalist that each indispensable measures had been taken to support lives.

A property connection signed by the Press Secretary to the Ministry of Tertiary Education, Omotayo Ayanda, read:

“The Kwara State Government has said that each indispensable measures person been enactment successful spot for the resumption of world activities astatine the Ilesha Baruba campus... including the proviso of capable information arrangements to warrant the information of students and staff.”

During a caller on-the-spot assessment, the Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Hajia Sa’adatu Modibbo Kawu, visited the field alongside apical authorities officials and KWASU management. She expressed restitution with the infrastructure and reaffirmed the government’s committedness to security.

“We recognize the concerns of students and their families, particularly pursuing the caller incidental successful the community. However, we privation to guarantee everyone that Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq is profoundly committed to the information and well-being of each Kwarans, including KWASU students,” she stated.

The Emir of Ilesha Baruba, Prof. Haliru Idris Abubakar, besides weighed in, assuring that the assemblage is peaceful and anxious to big the campus.

“We are assured that students and unit volition bask a peaceful and conducive situation for world excellence,” the Emir said, portion appealing to the Governor to formally committee the campus.

While the authorities and assemblage absorption stay upbeat astir the reopening, students spot the determination arsenic premature, particularly successful airy of the information challenges.

Residents fly Kwara homes

Similarly, Legit.ng reported that a deadly communal clash implicit a disputed cashew workplace had near astatine slightest two radical dead and respective others injured successful Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State.

The convulsive confrontation, which erupted connected Friday betwixt residents of Osi and Ẹpẹ-Opin communities, has forced galore locals to fly their homes.

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Source: Legit.ng