Following repeated fires outbreak in the hostel of Maiduguri University (UNIMAID), the management has prohibited students from cooking in the hostel.
According to the report, there have been about three fire incidents in the hostel in the past few weeks, resulting in injuries and damage to property.
A circular signed by the Dean of Students, Prof. A.M. Gimba titled: “Warning Notice on Cooking in Bedrooms,” said that defaulting students would be expelled from the hostel.
“Recently the university has witnessed fire outbreaks in students’ halls of residence, specifically girls’ hostel.
“This is attributed to cooking in the rooms in contravention of the rules and regulations of hostel residence,” he said.
Gimba said that the measure was to protect the lives and properties of the students, adding that the management of the university had directed hall officers to ensure the prevention of such occurrences by expelling from the hostel any student found to be cooking in the room.
“Any attempt by a student or group of students to assault or disrupt any member of staff from discharging his/her official responsibility amounts to gross misconduct that will result in expulsion from the University,”
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