Varsity set to boost campus security...mulls vehicle registrations, and commercial motorcycle operations.
The authorities of the Adeyemi Federal University of Education (AFUED) Ondo, has disclosed plan to introduce new measures aimed at boosting security on the campus of the Institution.
This disclosure was make known from the outcome of a meeting held by the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Bayode Isaiah Popoola with stakeholders on Wednesday, August 26, 2026 in the Institution.
The stakeholders included other Principal Officers of the University, leaders of workers Union in the Institution, which included members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Non-Academic Staff Union of Education and Associated Institutions (NASU), Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), as well as the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT), Students Union Government Executive, and Head of the Institution’s Security Unit.
According to a release issued at the end of the stakeholders meeting, the Management of the University, reviewed security situation in the Institution, and observed the need for proper control of vehicles and motorcycles, entering and leaving the University.
Similarly, the Management also decided that students should be prohibited from bringing vehicles into the campus, while those who own motorcycles, would only be allowed after registering with the institution’s Security Unit.
On the issue concerning entry and exit of vehicles on campus of the Institution after office hours, the University authority said , “visitors with vehicle should only be permitted to enter the campus between 8:00am and 6:00pm daily”.
As part of measures aimed at ensuring free flow of traffic and safety on campus of the University, the Institution’s management disclosed plan to introduce vehicle access control system, “whereby vehicles are screened and and tallies or other identification devices, are issued before access is granted”.
In addition, the Management of the University also unveiled plan to register all commercial motorcycle operators in the University as well issuing them with “appropriate uniforms and stickers”.
Similarly, the authorities of the University also stated that staff of the Institution who own motorcycles, would be mandated to register with the University’s Security Unit, while stickers would also be introduced as part of the security measures.
In addition, vehicle operators driving on campus of the University have been mandated to ensure that they possess valid driving licence, while the Security Unit have been charged to ensure compliance by motorists with all traffic rules and regulations in the University.
On the issue concerning the new traffic policy in the Institution, the Management of the University noted that the step “would help in preventing unauthorized vehicles and motorcycles from entering the campus and facilitate the identification of offenders in cases of reckless driving or riding for appropriate sanctions”.
In addition, the Management further stated that “a clearly defined speed limit should be constructed on roads across the campus, while calling on “representatives of the Students Union to constitute a task force in conjunction with the Security Unit to review and recommend appropriate speed limit and sanctions for offenders and reckless ddrivers”.
The University authorities, however, warned against sale and consumption of alcohol beverages, smoking of cigarettes as well as reckless driving on campus of the institution stating that anyone found contravening the University’s rules and regulations would be made to face appropriate sanctions.
