By Rotimi Ojomoyela

Ado-Ekiti—The Vice-Chancellor, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, FUOYE, Professor Isaac Asuzu and his counterpart in the Ekiti State University, Prof. Oye Bandele have called on the Federal Government to beef up security on campuses to prevent the activities of hoodlums who are fond of assaulting students.

They also called for the establishment of a University/Community Security Committee to ensure continued peace between the university and its host communities.

Speaking while hosting the Executive Chairman, Oye Local Government Area, Mr. Omotayo Ogundare in his office at the weekend, Prof. Asuzu disclosed that there had been reports of students being beaten up and even some female students sexually harassed in the two campuses owned by the university.

He said: “At an instance, a major showdown was averted when a female student was about being molested sexually. I called on the local council executive to use his reach and office to facilitate this committee for the good of all.”

Asuzu, who said that FUOYE, with a university population of about 4,000 staff and students, added that there was an urgent need to inaugurate this committee, which would nurture existing peaceful co-existence between the two communities and provide pro-active steps to nip threats in the bud.

On his part, Bandele, during a visit to the Commissioner of Police in Ekiti State, Mr. Etom John James; State Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, Mr Raji Ibrahim, and the head, Directorate of State Security Services, Mr. Duke Fubara, canvassed for continued security presence in EKSU, adding that the intelligence   gathering in university have been very smooth.