By Stanley Onyekwere
The Indigenous organisation under the auspices of Abuja Original Youths Empowerment Organisation (AOIYEO), in collaboration with National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) and Abuja Indigenous Students Association (AISA), have evacuated 446 students, who are natives and residents of Abuja from Jos, Plateau state.
The President of AOIYEO, Commandant, Isaac David, who disclosed this while speaking with journalists in Abuja, said the evacuation of the students was necessary, in order to prevent death of indigenes and residents of Abuja in Jos.
David revealed that all the buses sent to convey the students from their various schools in Plateau state brought them back to Abuja safely.
“As FCT natives, we have to carry out our civic responsibilities as indigenous organisation, with the little resources at our disposal and achieved major result.
“Although, previous government has made people to believe that the FCT is just the city at the expense of over 858 villages in remote areas.
“Many people should understand that FCT indigenous students studying in Jos are from various local communities that make up the entire 858 community in FCT.
“Our citizens studying in Plateau state were stranded in the area as a result of the curfew imposed on some local government areas by the state government. It was as a measure to curtail the security situation in the state.
“We closely monitored the situation and we collaborated with National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) and Abuja Indigenous Students Association (AISA) to ensure the safe evacuation of our citizens and it became achievable,” he stressed.a
