The Federal University of Kashere, Gombe State has warned no fewer than 3,271 students admitted for 2023/2024 session against committing internet fraud also known as yahoo-yahoo, occultism, drug addiction.
Other vices the students were warned against include malpractice, partaking in gender-based violence.
Speaking during the matriculation of the set on Tuesday, Vice Chancellor of the University Professor Umar Pate, noted that instead of using the internet for nefarious activities it should be channelled to “Learn the tricks of information and communication technologies, irrespective of your disciplines in the University. In the current era, digital literacy is necessary for personal and professional development,” he said.
Pate while emphasising on the dangers of such activities and others added, “However, I must strongly advise you to avoid reckless and dangerous behaviours like engaging in examination malpractices, drugs addiction, gender-based violence, cultism, cybercrime and what is commonly known as “yahoo- yahoo” misadventures. Such seemingly lucrative but dangerous shortcuts can be destructive and stigmatising. Therefore, neither be complicit nor complacent in such behaviours. You should know that cultism and drugs have ruined many promising young people in the false hope of making them powerful and successful. Quite often, the consequences translate to regrets only.”
Giving a breakdown of the 3,271 undergraduate students, Pate added that Faculties indicates that “Agriculture admitted 146; Education 876; Humanities 269; Management Science 398; Social Sciences 851 and Science 731. All candidates have successfully completed their registration and documentation processes with the relevant units of the University,” he added.
