Main gate of the University of Jos.
By Marie-Therese Nanlong
Jos – The University of Jos has suspended the 2019/2020 second semester examinations and other academic activities due to growing insecurity around the institution’s campuses.
The suspension of academic activities came on the heels of continued attack of staff and students of the institution in Jos.
Our correspondent gathered that the 24 hours curfew imposed by the Plateau state government, staff and students of the University were attacked and killed on the campus.
The University has also suspended the Students Union Government after it’s president said the state government was not showing genuine commitment to end the killing of students.
Registrar of the University, Mr. Monday Danjem said despite the imposition of dusk to dawn curfew, the suspension of second semester examinations, students of the institution were still being killed.
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Mr. Danjem said management at an emergency meeting with the committee of deans, directors and provosts, on Friday, ordered the closure of all hostels should be closed till further notice.
“All students residing in the hostels are to return home or safer places until normalcy is restored”, the Registrar said.
The Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Gray Ejikeme, had visited all the hostels to assess the security situation.
Prof. Ejikeme had appealed to the students to be alert to all alarms and situations and report same to management and security agencies.
The Students’ Union Government of the University had raised alarm on Thursday over the continuous killings of students by hoodlums.
A first year student of the University was pulled out of a tricycle and stabbed to death in a petrol station near Bauchi junction, Jos.
The petrol station was shutdown by the Management Committee Chairman of Jos North local government area, Shehu Usman.
The SUG President, Comrade Danladi Adankala, said despite the attack on students of the University, the state government did not show genuine commitment to end the killings.
Comrade Adankala and his executive were suspended for making the comment which management saw as being injurious to the reputation of the State government led by Governor Simon Lalong.
“At the risk of being misunderstood, we dare to state that just within few hours of the unfortunate incident of 14th August, the security agencies combed the area and arrested more than 20 suspects as contained in the press statement issued by the Nigerian Police Force, Plateau State Command. This means the security agencies can be effective but unfortunately, the innocent students of the University of Jos do not deserve such prompt attention and energy.
“Our tears for justice has generated nothing else than more pain, hurts, fears, sorrows and endless lamentations. If we really have a government that can respond swiftly to the Rukuba road incident, one wonders what is happening to us the Students of the University of Jos. This is no doubt an affirmation of the saying that all animals are not equal.”
The Dune had earlier reported that the Governor meet more than twice with security chiefs in the State and traditional since the attackers struck.
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