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KILLINGS: Taraba evacuates 383 students from University of Jos
The Taraba State government has evacuated 383 indigenes of the state studying at the University of Jos over renewed violence in Plateau State.
The students, according to the state government have been reunited with their families.
The evacuation, according to the Special Adviser to the Governor on Student Affairs, Samson Tor-Musa, followed an outcry by the students over their safety in the institution when renewed killings claimed the life of a student.
Tor-Musa also explained that the discovery of the car belonging to the missing retired Army General in Jos, led to the escalation of tension into the University.
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He said: “The pond where the car of the missing Army General was found is located close to one of the University Village (hostels), so there was tension following the incident.
“We were able to evacuate 383 out of 423 students from the state because some left on their own before we got to Jos.”
It would be recalled that the university community has come under attack very recently, with students standing up against their attackers and preventing them from gaining access into the hostel.
A student was however killed in the process while scores of others sustained gun shot wounds.
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