The University of Maiduguri
(UNIMAID) says the lecturers who recently regained freedom from the captivity
of Boko Haram will return to oil exploration activities in the Chad basin.
The lecturers are Solomon Yusuf,
Yusuf Ibrahim and Haruna Dashe.
They were abducted in July while
carrying out a research commissioned by the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC).
In a statement, Ndu Ughamadu,
NNPC spokesman, said the university pledged its readiness when a UNIMAID
delegation visited Maikanti Baru, group managing director (GMD) of NNPC, on
Friday.
Ibrahim Njodi, vice-chancellor
(VC) of the university, said the freed lecturers and the entire university
community were ready to re-mobilise for oil exploration in the Chad basin.
“Despite the harrowing experience
of the adoptees in the captivity of the insurgents, UNIMAID is focused on carrying
through the exploration programme in the inland sedimentary basins,” he was
quoted to have said.
The VC said he regretted to
announce the demise of one of the victims of the attack, Muhammed Kolo, who
died from gunshot wounds.
He expressed gratitude to the
NNPC, adding that the university community would not forget the support the
corporation extended to the families of the victims at their hour of need.
Baru called for a minute silence
in honour of Kolo.
“NNPC is ready to mobilise to the
Chad basin for further exploration activities and the corporation would work
rigorously with the university and all relevant security agencies to fortify
the environment for smooth exploration activities,” he said.
“It would be a great mark of
honour to the departed for the corporation and the university to resume
exploration work in the basin.”
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