“ABU guards removed all logo bearing NBAIS around the premises as well as  Bill Board,  I am afraid the students examinations records are likely to get lost following the vandalization of the properties“

The Registrar of the  NBAIS, Prof. Muhammad Shafi`u Abdullahi  had alleged that   security men from ABU with armed Mobile  Police stormed NBAIS Centre on Wednesday around 2am , forced all Guardsmen  out of the premises and  re- locked  all  offices.

Prof. Abdullahi said the action by ABU was counterproductive as over 40, 000 candidates who registered with NBAIS for the Senior Secondary School Examinations, would be affected.

While briefing journalists over the development in Zaria, Prof. Shafiu Abdullahi of NBAIS claimed more than 50 armed security men stormed  the examination Centre of  the National Board For Arabic and Islamic Studies  (NBAIS) located at Gaskiya road  in Zaria, kaduna state,  chased out all the guards , vandalized properties  and lockdown the Centre.

The National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies NBAIS was created as a National Examination Body by the federal government in  2016 and has over  1,140 registered Schools in 23 states of the federation.

Abdullahi said report that reached him on revealed   that   security men of Ahmadu Bello University with armed Mobile Police stormed the Centre on Wednesday around 2am, forced all Guardsmen  out of the premises and  re- locked  all  offices.

“Then securities  returned to the  Centre  around 9 am  and  took  out official  properties from offices and dumped them outside   including furniture’s ,  examination materials ,Computers, examination results and important files.’

“They also removed all logo bearing NBAIS around the premises as well as  Bill Board,  I am afraid the students examinations records are likely to get lost following the vandalization of the properties“

“It is sad, the situation was unwarranted at this crucial time when federal government has slated senior school Examinations to  next month, there shouldn`t  be any reason for government agency fighting another“.

He said he had reported the invasion to   the Minister of education, Chairman local government and Zaria Area Commander of the Police.

“Honestly, with this action, only God knows what will happen to more than 40, 000 candidates who registered with the Board for Next Month Senior Secondary School Examinations, “he said.

Abdullahi alleged that ABU intentionally invaded the centre to create confusion and distraction  on the activities of the Board.

NBAIS, he said, was a brain child of the A.B.U since the 1960s and has been under the supervision of the University`s Institute of Education until federal government took over in 2016.

According to him, the contentious site was provided  by the University  to  serve as its temporary secretariat  for  an unspecified period, but  they converted it to  examination  operations Centre  after the Board moved to its  permanent site in kaduna.“

“We have followed all procedures for acquiring the place and rules  have been formalized to ensure effective  operations,“

“The board had made all effort meet the present vice chancellor and  discuss some issues  about  the place  but it appears he was not ready for   the  meeting.”

“At a point ,we have  applied for the constructions of a Printing  Press in the premises and the management of the University has granted that permission, this was contained in our letter to the Vice chancellor dated 1`st April , 2019  with ref: PP&MS/DC/02/19“.

“We have received their letter   that they want  to take over the place  and we replied them  based on the agreement reached with the former  management of the University  but they ignored and came to  destabilized our Examination arrangement“.

“Now I don`t know the fate of our examinations as most materials including data are locked down and vandalized“.

“Since the University is not interested to host the Examination Operation in Zaria, the Board may have to look for the possibility to relocate the Centre to another state.”

` More than 200 staff will loss their job in the Board if we move the Centre to another state,” he said.