The University of Jos has confirmed that two of its students were killed and three others injured during recent attacks in the Angwan Rukuba area of Jos North Local Government Area in Plateau State.
The Vice-Chancellor, Tanko Ishaya, said on Thursday that five members of the university community were affected, including four students and one staff member, with the injured currently receiving treatment.
He identified the deceased as Abel Joro Gershon, a 300-level Building student who died on April 5 after being shot, and Adeyomo Oluwafemi Temitope, a 500-level Quantity Surveying student who was killed on April 1 along Bauchi Road. The attack in the area reportedly left more than 30 people dead.
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The university said academic activities have resumed with improved security, while examinations are scheduled to continue on April 13.
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