The students of Plateau State University, Bokkos have embarked on a protest following the death of a 200-level Computer Science student of the institution who was residing in Chikam.
The aggrieved students who bemoaned the incessant attack by bandits on their school condemned the attack by terrorists on their school premises on Thursday, April 18, 2024.
In a now-viral video, the students could be seen carrying the corpse of James Alesah Longworth Dading, a student of the institution who was allegedly killed as bandits raided the institution.
They aggrieved students, blocked the major road leading to the institution, and sang solidarity songs as they cried out to the governor of the state, Caleb Mutfwang, and the federal government to come to their aid.
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Meanwhile, the Plateau State Government has condemned the attack, which led to the death of three persons including a student of the school.
According to the Plateau State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Musa Ashoms, the killing, which prompted protests by students, was shocking. It took the intervention of security operatives to stop the protest.
The institution in a press release, however, stated that the school management has declared a two-day mourning period while all examinations earlier scheduled for the period have been suspended.
