Saturday, August 3, 2013
ASUU Strike: SSS are after me for declaring support for ongoing strike - NANS President
The President,National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, said men
of the State Security Service (SSS) have been after him since he
declared NANS support for the ongoing ASUU strike.
Comrade Prince Miaphen disclosed this on Friday, while addressing journalists in Jos.
According to him, "I will like the entire Nigerian Students, who bestowed on me the mandate
of leading them, which I have never betrayed or derailed in this
struggle, that my life is under threat by the men of the State Security
Service (SSS) and if anything happens to me, the SSS should be held
responsible.
He said, "With today's event, it is obvious that men of the State Security Service (SSS) are after my life. It further confirms that the last attack on my resident was done by the SSS.
Adding that, "Today I saw them with my naked eyes, I identified two,
among them out of the ten of them that came and they were well armed. I
think it was only those two that know me and was lucky they didn't see
me, as I managed to escape, so that I can address the press in case
anything happens to me.
Dailypost gathered that they came to the occasion venue organized by the
National Association of Plateau Students, which was about to commence
at the Plateau State Polytechni,c Jos, and were asking after the NANS
president.
Miaphen further stated that, "I want to advise the SSS to leave Nigerian
Students alone and channel their energy towards solving the numerous
security issues affecting the Nigerian nation, other than interfering in
students activities.
"I wish to categorically state that no amount of intimidation, harassment or blackmail can stop us from speaking against bad policies of government at all levels, especially at the educational level".
It would be recalled that, on the 20th, July, 2013, Dailypost reported
that, the NANS President in a statement said, "Yesterday, the 19th of
July 2013 at about 1pm to 2pm, a white Jeep entered my house at Wamba
Road GRA in Jos, with armed men and carted away almost all my property
worth hundreds of thousands, after searching for me tirelessly to no
avail. Fortunately for me, I had travelled to Ekiti State where I'm
Schooling.
Lamenting further that, "Most surprising is that why would the attack on
my person come just two days after I issued a press statement declaring
support for ASUU's national leadership for embarking on a legitimate
strike to better the educational sector in Nigeria?
The statement further said his brother had reported the matter to the
Police station in Tudun wada, Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau
State.
He listed the items missing to include, "A 36 inch flat screen
television set, one 16 inch television set, a complete set of
home-theater, one 56 inch refrigerator, micro-wave, gas cooker and other
valuables with an undisclosed sum of money"
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