Following the spate of bombings by Boko Haram which has claimed many lives and property in some parts of the country, Delta State government has evacuated 585 students who are indigenes of the state from the University Of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), Borno State.
Addressing the students at Government House, Asaba, yesterday, the State Commissioner, Bureau for Special Duties, Dr. Tony Nwaka, reiterated government’s irrevocable commitment to the welfare of Deltans irrespective of where they reside.
Nwaka who condemned the activities of Boko Haram in strong terms, thanked God for the safety of the students in the turbulent northern part of Nigeria and a hitch-free journey to the state.
He commended Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan for his magnanimity, disclosing that Delta State was one of the first states in the country to evacuate its citizens from Maiduguri.
In line with its care for the people, the state government gave some money to the students to enable them travel to their various destinations.
Speaking on behalf of the students, the Director of Social, National Association of Delta State Students (NADESSTU), University of Maiduguri chapter, Comrade Terry Obukata, thanked the state government for its kind gesture even as he pledged their support to Emmanuel Uduaghan in his determination to take the state to greater heights.