AUN Defies Boko Haram, Continues Normal Academic Activities

Academic activities will continue at the Yola campus of the American University of Nigeria (AUN) despite the increasing terrorists activities in the region.

In a statement published on the university's website on Thursday, AUN President, Professor Margee Ensign, said the institution "is sticking with its scheduled academic timetable and other activities.".

She said classes are going on as planned, even as its week-long Alumni Homecoming activities continue.

"The University feels secure by the assurances it has received from the State Government and the Military High Command, as well as our own internal security and safety measures," the statement read.

"The University is firmly resolved to continue its collaborative partnership with community based organizations under the Adamawa Peacemakers Initiative (API) in providing humanitarian aid to the hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) flocking to Yola for shelter; and who are putting up with already overstretched families under challenging conditions."

AUN is actively involved in providing  relief materials and food aid to families displaced by the insurgency.