VC raises alarm as herders take over Benue varsity campus, kidnap students

The Vice-Chancellor of Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University Makurdi (JOSTUM), Prof. Isaac Itodo, has raised concerns over major security challenges facing the institution, including herdsmen invasions, kidnapping, and the rampant theft of school property, particularly armored cables.

Speaking at a press briefing ahead of the university’s 26th-31st combined convocation ceremony, scheduled from March 27 to March 29, 2025, Itodo highlighted the growing hostility from the host…