By Adebisi Adeyemi, Lagos
The Bauchi State Government says it will investigate the theft incident recorded on Wednesday at the state College of Nursing and Midwifery.
The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Zuwaira Ibrahim, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) after inspecting the affected hostel on Friday in Bauchi.
Ibrahim said that government would partner security agencies over to unravel the development.
She said that no live was lost and no student was injured, adding that government will ensure that the school was adequately secured.
“I am here to inspect what happened in the college, but we thank God no live was lost.
“As a matter of urgency, the ministry will write to his Excellency for onward completion of the fence as I was told the contractor did not complete the project,” she said.
She advised the college management to be vigilant towards safe guarding the lives and property of the students and the college at large.
Earlier, the Acting Provost of the College, Hajiya Rakiya Saleh, said that the incident occurred on Wednesday during school hours.
“Some of the students left for clinical around 7.30 a.m while some were in classes.
“So the first batch to return from clinical around 2.30 p.m entered their roomd and found that the ceilings were tempered with and the burglars have taken way some of their valuables and money.
“That was when they raised an alarm and reported.
“After visiting the scene, we realised that the burglars entered some rooms in the girls’ hotel,” she said.
Saleh said that the college has many exit and entry points which allowed for unregulated movement of outsiders into the premises.
She explained that the college has about 24 security personnel whom were running shift duty.
