Public Complaint Commission (PCC) says it received 1,500 complaints from 2021 till date in Plateau.
The Federal Commissioner of PCC in charge of the state, Mr Abbas Garba, disclosed this at a town hall on Tuesday in Jos.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Garba spoke on the theme: ”Systematic and Proactive Investigation into the Victimisation of Students in Tertiary Institutions in Plateau.”
He said that while a total of 881 of the complaints had been resolved, 619 were still pending.
Garba said that the commission was established as machinery for the control of administrative excesses, particularly non-adherence to procedure and abuse of rule of law.
”It is an organ of government set up to redress complaints lodged by aggrieved citizens or residents of Nigeria against administrative injustices.
”It was established to strengthen and advocate for good administration that would lead to good governance, justice, fair play, tranquility and peace for national growth and development.
”The commission has received a total of 1,500 cases in Plateau between 2021 to date. 881 of the complaints were resolved while 619 are still pending,” he said.
Also speaking, the PCC Director of Investigation, Mrs Florence Oguchi, said that the commission had recorded 500 cases of victimisation in tertiary institutions across the country.
Oguchi stated that the high rate of various forms of victimisation in higher institutions informed the decision to organise the town hall.
According to her, the commission has put modalities in place to establish units in high institutions where victims can easily reports cases.
On her part, the Commissioner for Higher Education in Plateau, Dr Kachollom Gang, decried the culture of silence among victims.
”Because victims don’t speak out, we hardly get to know if these things happen. Unfortunately, the cases are on the rise.
”So, we call on victims to speak out; that will enable government or appropriate authority to take necessary action,” Gang said.
NAN reports that heads of tertiary institutions, students, media practitioners and government agencies, among others, attended the town hall. (NAN).