For close to 3month now, the students of the College of Health Sciences, Okofia-Nnewi campus have not known peace. The students of the College live in perpetual fear of harassment, burglary, armed robbery attacks from men of the underworld.
The robbers who are usually armed with daggers, guns, machetes etc specialize in burglary, snatching of bags, stealing of phones, laptops, tablets, cars, motorbikes etc at gun point, and even stealing during evening classes(night class) when students come to read overnight.
According to a student of the college who spoke on condition of anonymity, valuables worth millions of naira have been stolen by the thieves since august, 2015. These valuables include a car, motorcycles, laptops, tablets, phones, generator sets, money etc. She also lamented that several lodges have experienced the terrifying attack of the robbers including New heaven lodge, Ivy crystal, Madonna extension(Unity), Grand villa, Villa park, Good shepherd, Triumphant city. Mega lodge etc.
In her words, “The serial robbery started while we were writing our semester exams around august when student was robbed of her car and escalated during the vacation period.” She said that MBBS students, nursing students are still in school in order to enable them prepare for their professional examinations. “We are no longer safe in this community. We are no longer safe even inside our classrooms. We now live in fear everyday because nobody knows who will be the next victim.” She added.
One of the medical students who looked obviously infuriated by the situation urged the Commissioner of Police, Anambra state to as matter urgency deploy mobile policemen to the village to ensure the security of lives and property. He also informed us that the university management was aware of the situation and has promised to inform relevant security operatives.
The College of Health Sciences is the medical campus of Nnamdi Azikiwe University. The college has 3 faculties and 8 departments including Medicine, Nursing, Radiography, Medical Laboratory Sciences, Physiotherapy, Anatomy, Physiology and Environmental health (diploma). The roads leading to the College are almost are in a bad state and a proposed hostel project was seen abandoned by the Central Bank of Nigeria. Ongoing projects within the Campus included the internal road project, Faculty of health science building, Classroom blocks and an administrative building (donated by Dr. Cletus Ibeto).
We urge the Police to swing into action to put end to what can best be described as a serial robbery attacks by deadly and desperate robbers. Our future doctors, nurses and medical personnel deserve to study in a conducive environment and not in an atmosphere of fear.

does it mean the college no get hostel at all?

The school's administration should take it upon themselves to cater for the welfare of the students... This maraulders' action is becoming terrible in most tertiary institutions in this country. How I wish the college students union won't just continue to rest on their oars but wake up from their slumber and swing into action by doing the needful... And the school environment itself looks porous, demeaning, and not conducive for learning especially for medical students!

More pixRoad leading to the college

Nawa ooo! to think say nah here I go come in the next one year . I pray the road becomes better by that time o

OK.....

macville2:
Nawa ooo! to think say nah here I go come in the next one year . I pray the road becomes better by that time o

I too like your faith.

benigneOne:


I too like your faith.

sis nobi faith I don get admission already, medlab. just dey wait for 9 nov

macville2:


sis nobi faith I don get admission already, medlab. just dey wait for 9 nov

CONGRATS.

themantle:


CONGRATS.

OAKLAND AWAITS YOU

thanks!!

Lalasticlala

They really need to help





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Lalasticlala pls help put this on front page before it is too latepl.

Na wa o

If there is no vigilante/security outfit, u guyz should rally for one.

Ur lives matters more than a monthly #200 contribution that can provide u guyz with safety.

my God! my village is finer than this. who are the monkeys that call them selves "the school management"

Third world.

na wa

see what our campus are turning into an sadly its still students that are still robbing themselves.....smh

<p>Wow! <del>Red</del>Black!

Some dirty students from these pits called schools would still open their disgusting mouths to insult Covenant University and other private unis.

<p>Wow! <del>Red</del>Black!</p>

And am planning to school in unizik

Mehn, which way Naija? Are we really a zoo as Nnamdi KANU posited? Where are our security agents?

This is one of the reasons why those sponge bobs in aso rock don't keep their children in the country for their education, But Nemesis will catch them all...i hate politicians, there is no angel among them

Wow