The recent raid by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on private hostels at Usman Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS), has raised concerns among students and the public. The incident occurred in the early hours of Friday, with multiple students arrested in the Kwakwalawa and Gidan Yaro communities. Eyewitnesses described the event as chaotic, with students initially mistaking the operatives for kidnappers due to the suddenness and intensity of the operation.
Students have expressed outrage, stating that the EFCC provided no warrants or explanations for the arrests, drawing parallels to a similar raid in February at the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), where students reported physical harm and damage to property during EFCC raids.
The repeated occurrence of such raids has sparked demands for accountability, with students calling for answers from the EFCC regarding the reasons behind these indiscriminate arrests.