The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil, has blamed the university management on the recent harassment of female students by their male colleagues in the institution.
This is contained in a statement signed by the ASUU chairman and Secretary KUST Wudil branch, Muhammad Sani Gaya and Murtala Muhammad respectively, a copy of which was made available to newsmen in Kano, today.
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Recall that management of KUST had on Tuesday arrested 17 male students who allegedly belong to a notorious gang that specialised in attacking female students in the university.
“The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Kano University of Science and Technology (KUST) Wudil received with dismay the information concerning the harassment of a female student by some unscrupulous elements at the University.
“The possibility of such incident has been long coming due to mishandling of students’ issues by the management of the University. This, the Union has severally warned relevant authorities through the media and other administrative channels.
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“The University has for long commercialized education in the University by admitting students far beyond its capacity, perhaps, in order to generate revenue, rather than prioritizing academic quality.
“This situation makes bad elements to come in, in droves, overshadowing the bright and well behaved students who are in the majority. Painfully, the funds generated are not put to proper use,” the statement said.
According to the union, the University management recently took a bank loan of about N200bmillion to purchase exotic cars that might be financed by students’ registration fees, while leaving a burnt female hostel unattended to.
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“The inadequacy of students’ hostel has forced large number of students to stay off campus, far from the care of the University authority, further worsening the act of indiscipline.
“The Union will continue to put pressure on relevant authorities to right the wrong incessantly carried out,” the statement added.
