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Students of the Bayero University, Kano, have raised over a million naira by launching a book calling on girls to observe better dress codes in universities in the North....
Students of the Bayero University, Kano, have raised over a million naira by launching a book calling on girls to observe better dress codes in universities in the North. The BUK students were spurred to write the book by claims that the number of students with HIV or Aids in Nigeria is rising. They raised money from eminient northerners who donated to religious education funds at the launch. In the book, under-graduate students, Aminu Aminu and Umar Faruk Idris, claimed that if girls dress more modestly, men will find it easier to abstain from sex and Aids will not spread.
The book titled, "HIV/AIDS Among Student" was launched in Dutse Jigawa state, yesterday. N 1.4 million was realized at the launch of a book writtenby the Bayero University studentson the growing HIV/AIDS scourge in the nation's tertiary institutions. Authors of the book, said they were motivated by statistics from the government that HIV/Aids prevalence rates among students is rising. They interviewed s tudents over their opinions of the nations morality, but did not interview anyone with HIV or Aids. They concluded that the best way to avoid contracting the disease was not to have sex.
The writers added that ignorance amongst students on the deadly scourge was another factor that motivated them into writing the book. In his speech at the occasion, Comrade Aminu Aminu disclosed that students remain the biggest victims of the HIV/AIDS in the country and have constituted part of the higher mortality rate, hence their decision to write the book as their contributions to the fight against the scourge. He commended NGO's, international organizations and other donor agencies for their commitment to fight the growing scourge especially among students in tertiary institutions.
Comrade Aminu called on parents to educate their children on how to protect themselves from contracting the HIV scourge by daily observing their behaviors and the kind of friends they keep.