Prof. Jubril Aminu
Prof. Jubril Aminu, a one time Vice Chancellor of the University of Maiduguri, North east Nigeria, West Africa.
Uni of Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria
Prof. Jubril Aminu
During his time as VC, there was an Aluta struggle and some students were rusticated.
Four of the rusticated students came to Gani Fawehinmi's office to challenge the action.
He took the case to the Supreme Court where he fought and won. The students went back to complete their studies in the university.
Students, uni of Maiduguri.
Later, Gani was arrested over his anti-SAP conference and was flown to Maiduguri state, Nigeria. From there, he was driven to Gashua. At the Lagos airport, not knowing where he was being taken to by the security men, Gani played a fast one on them-
He told his captors that he wanted to use the toilet, he got inside the toilet and quickly scribbled on a toilet paper - "To WHOEVER Uses This Toilet, This Is Gani Fawehinmi. I AM BEING FLOWN TO AN UNKNOWN DESTINATION BY SECURITY MEN. PLEASE, LET THE WORLD KNOW". He placed it in a conspicuous place, flushed the toilet as if he just used it and came out.
When they got to Maiduguri state, they had a brief stop over at the SSS office, where a lady officer offered Gani a cup of coffee.
Gani was hooked on coffee like drug. But this time, the will power of Gani came on. He told the lady officer -"so you people have got information that l can't do without coffee. You think you can poison me? From, today, I stop taking coffee ". That was how he ended his addiction to coffee.
He was later moved to Gashua prison, in a most decrepit cell where he collapsed after some substances were sprayed in the cell.
He was rushed to the University of Maiduguri Teaching hospital. When he regained consciousness, he found a doctor examining him and he protested, asking the doctor not to touch him.
The doctor, not wanting the security men guarding him to hear, he whispered to Gani's ear - "Chief, you are in safe hands. Can't you recognise me? I am....., one of the medical students rusticated whom you fought for our reinstatement. I am now a doctor. So, relax. You are in safe hands".
One of the students of the sch.
And that was how Gani's life was saved - reaping from the good deeds he did earlier, which he had forgotten.
Prof. Jubril Aminu
Moral Lesson Of The Story:
✓Always do good and it shall come back to you in good measure.
✓Stand for the truth if it mean standing alone.
✓Use your position as a discretion to help others.
