PRINCE Abubakar Audu University (PAAU), Anyigba, has banned students from bringing their personal cars and motor-bike, especially Haojue, TVS, and other “rubber-rubber” motorcycles to the campus until further notice.
The ban is among a raft of stringent security measures aimed at safeguarding lives and property following the June 11, security breach which claiming the life of a 300-Level student of Biochemistry, Mr David Ocholi Solomon.
A notice signed by the Registrar of the institution, Mr Siyaka Audu, said the measures were approved by the University Management Committee at its 401st Regular Meeting held on June 15, 2026, as part of⁰ efforts to strengthen security within and around the campus.
The Management also banned the entry of tinted vehicles, vehicles with concealed number plates, as well as unregistered cars and motorcycles into the institution as it directed staff members with approved tint permits to register their vehicles with the Chief Security Officer (CSO).
As part of access control measures, the university declared that the main gate would remain the only entrance and exit point for vehicles, while all other gates would be restricted to pedestrian movement.
The management further directed the CSO to undertake a comprehensive registration and identification exercise for commercial motorcycle operators (Okada) working around the campus in collaboration with their union leaders, with strict enforcement of 35 kilometres per hour speed limit within the university environment.
According to the notice, the institution’s management plans to engage solar-powered tricycle operators to complement existing campus shuttle services, as part of efforts to improve transportation services and reduce reliance on motorcycles.
The University also made it mandatory for all staff and students to visibly display their identity cards while on campus, pending the completion of the ongoing identity card issuance exercise adding that vehicle owners would be issued identification tallies, loss of which would attract a replacement fee of N5,000.
Management directed that all visitors to the campus must undergo proper identification and security screening before being granted access, while illegal routes leading into the university would be identified and blocked to prevent unauthorized entry.
In a further move to enforce discipline, the institution warned that any department or student found violating the existing ban on end-of-examination celebrations would face severe sanctions, including cancellation of examinations written on the affected day.
Such examinations, according to the directive, can only be retaken during the corresponding semester of the next academic session after payment of fresh school fees.
The notice further revealed that the Kogi State Government was already providing Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras and other security gadgets at strategic locations across the campus to enhance surveillance and crime prevention.
Management also reiterated that the suspension of all unauthorized student gatherings and social activities remains in force until further notice adding that the use of cross-body bags has been prohibited on campus as part of the enhanced security measures.
The Management urged staff, students and other stakeholders to cooperate with the 11-member committee investigating the security breach and comply fully with the new measures in the interest of safety and stability.
