DESTRUCTION OF DELSU PERIMETER FENCE: "Stay Off Institution's Environment", Muoboghare Warns Herdsmen

"Any cow found in the Campus would be impounded, branded and become the seed animals for the proposed cattle ranch soon to be established by the Ministry of Higher Education in collaboration with the Faculty of Agriculture", Prof. Muoboghare, Higher Education Commissioner, Delta state.


The Commissioner for Higher Education in Delta state, Professor Patrick Muoboghare has described the invasion and destruction of a part of perimeter fence of the Asaba Campus of Delta State University (DELSU) by Fulani cattle rearers, as condemable.

Muoboghare made this known on Monday, July 15, 2019 during an inspection visit to campus to assess the portion of fence destroyed.

According to the Honourable Commissioner, the provocative invasion of the University environment would no longer be tolerated.

"The activities of the Fulani marauders who in the guise of searching for grasses for their cows, had gone out of their way to destroy Government property, will not be tolerated", he said.

"The activities of the herdsmen were coming at a time when the various ethnic nationalities were agitated over the Ruga settlement issue", he stated.

Warning the herdsmen to stay clear from the university environment, Prof. Muoboghare stated that, "any cow found in the Campus would be impounded, branded and become the seed animals for the proposed cattle ranch soon to be established by the Ministry of Higher Education in collaboration with the Faculty of Agriculture".

Professor Patrick Muoboghare commended the Staff and Students for their peaceful disposition towards the invasion and destruction of Government property, while also, cautioned them to always remain alert.

He used the opportunity to advise all illegal occupants and developers of the University land to, as a matter of urgency, vacate same as the University authorities had been given a marching order to reclaim their land.

Provost of the Campus, Professor Patrick Oghuvbu while conducting the Honourable Commissioner round the damaged fence, said that the Fulani herdsmen invaded the campus at about 5:00am on Sunday, July 14, 2019 and destroyed part of the perimeter fence with their cows.

Professor Patrick Oghuvbu said that he had already made a formal report to the security agencies and then appealed to the state Government to beef up security around the University Campus.