On Saturday, the 4th of September, 2021, the defence team of Zik Hall of Residence, through a special broadcast has urged the residents of the Hall to come together and help in securing the hall against any form of security risk that might befall the hall.
The special broadcast which was sent out to WhatsApp groups of residents of the Hall stated out rules and actions that every student of the hall must follow to achieve the aim of securing the hostel.
The broadcast stated as follows “Please let us all be our brother’s keeper. Situations whereby we hear strange sound next to our rooms, let’s try by checking out who is who“.
The broadcast stated further that “For this to be effective, we should all Avoid having lots of friends around, Identify those on your floor so as to know the unfamiliar ones, Lock your doors at all times, Beware of those who stray around asking for unnecessary info (They could use that to penetrate you), When you’re leaving your rooms close all louvers, put of your light, cotton down and information those next door, Keep gadgets inside inner wardrobe and lock, When you are going to bed at night, and make sure all doors are securely locked and lights off“.
The broadcast further gave specific warnings to those found wanting of committing crimes, saying “For those of you who engage in theft stop such act, if you are caught be sure you’ll be seriously dealt with and face the school management”.
The broadcast also gave a strict warning to those students who smoke inside the rooms pleading with them to put a stop to it and also urged residence to report any theft case to the Hall Chief Security Officer, CSO, and the hall’s Minister of Defence through this numbers: 08105872576, 08147449406 respectively.