Following the sad incident that occurred in Plateau State University, Bokkos and the surrounding communities on Friday, management has closed down the Institution for 10 days.
This was contained in a statement by the University Registrar, Yakubu Ayuba and made available to journalists on Saturday in Jos.
According to the statement, the painful decision by the management was reached in view of the psychological effect of the unfortunate incident on students and staff of the University.
The statement added that the closure of the University for ten (10) days takes effect from Friday, 19th April, 2024.
“This decision is to allow the security situation to improve and to lessen the human risk on the University Community.
“Accordingly, the ongoing first semester examinations are hereby suspended to resume on Thursday, 2nd May, 2024.
Furthermore, Management has made available buses to convey students who may be stranded from the University to Barkin Ladi, today, Friday 19th April, 2024.” The statement added.
It could be recalled that gunmen suspected to be Fulani militia launched an attack on a community near the University on Thursday night and Friday morning, where a 200 level Computer Science student of the University was killed alongside many other residents.