Kogi Poly Security Apprehends Suspected Cultists and Drug Peddlers During Second Semester Examinations

Kogi State Polytechnic’s security team successfully apprehended eight suspects, including three students, for cult activities and drug peddling during the second semester exams, highlighting their proactive campus safety measures.

Kogi State Polytechnic Lokoja’s joint security team has made notable progress in ensuring campus safety by apprehending three students and five non-students suspected of cult activities and drug peddling during the ongoing second semester examinations.

The apprehended students, all HND II in the Department of Business Administration, are Ajayi Oluwaseun Oladipo (Matric No. 2022/HND/BUS/275), Isenre Elijah Ayomide (Matric No. 2022/HND/BUS/146), and Omonijo Sunday (Matric No. 2022/HND/BUS/181). The non-students, originating from Ekiti State but residing in Abuja, include Otitoju Christopher, Babatope Ayomide, Isaiah Babatunde, Shina Ayodeji, and Makinde Olalekan.

This operation was initiated by the Polytechnic’s Management to prevent the infiltration of cultists and other outlawed groups. Intelligence reports had indicated plans to bring weapons onto the campus in collaboration with cyber-crime suspects, intending to cause harm under the guise of end-of-examination graduation celebrations, which had been banned for security reasons.

To prepare for the examinations, the Management received reports of plans by bad elements, including cyber-criminals, cultists, and drug peddlers, to import their associates from other states to disrupt campus peace. In response, the Polytechnic banned all forms of end-of-semester celebrations, communicated via a circular issued by the Chief Security Officer. Meetings with the Students Union Government (SUG), National Association of Kogi State Students (NAKOSS), and Departmental Presidents sensitized students about the risks and consequences of inimical behavior.

The Polytechnic also formed the Examination Security Management Committee, comprising Deans, the Chief Security Officer, student representatives, the Chief Imam, and the Polytechnic Chaplain, tasked with devising security strategies. External security agencies, including the Nigeria Police, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and the Vigilante Group, were engaged, and their personnel were deployed.

Non-students with intentions of engaging in cult activities or other social vices on campus were warned to stay away or face legal consequences.

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SOURCES: ALLSCHOOL, FACEBOOK