Students vacate Hostels amidst fear of Terror attack

Tension is high at Moi University Main Campus, after four students went missing. The four are allegedly said to have been radicalized to join the Al-shabaab Militia group that has been terrorizing the country.
Yester night, about 10 000 students spent their night away from their hostels, following rumors that the terror group had planned to Attack them.
Female students were seen carrying their belonging to where they termed safe.
“‘Its better I sleep outside than sit here and wait for death.” said Twince Korir
The University security officer said they had put in place security measures to help ease this tension but all has been in vain.
“Since Monday, the police have been patrolling throughout the institution and its premises, but the students are not content” the security officer said
This comes even as Mr. Abdi Hassan the County commissioner of Eldoret has revealed to the public that orphans are part of the targeted group with the perception that No one will defend them as well as students in institutions situated in North rift.
He said Eldoret has become easy target because of its high number of institutions of higher learning.
Moi university student organization chairman Jared Mogire expressed concern over the recent developments and called security officials to beef security at the institution.
He noted that they received information about the missing students in September, it is alleged that the four students were converted by two students from Wajir and Mandera counties.
“They are claimed to have converted the students in June this year and we are yet to know their motive,” He explained
Mr. Mogire asked students to be the vigilant even as the security officials investigate the matter.
The National University students’ organization (KNUSO) chairman Justin Safari stressed the need for the government to address the state of security in all institutions of higher learning.
The issue of terrorism in the country has been on the rise, since the year 2013 Westgate Mall attack in Nairobi.
In April 2015, Garissa University, a constituent college of Moi University was attacked by Al-shabaab militia, where 147 students lost their life.
One question that Moi University students are crying foul of is why them? Despite the security measures that the University has put in place, they still live in fear