Again, Gunmen Kill Plateau Varsity Student

A 25-year-old student of the Plateau State University, Bokkos, Sheni Kimati has been reportedly killed by gunmen.

Until his death, Kimati who was a student of the Geography department was gunned down by the gunmen on Sunday night.

According to reports, the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Terna Tyopev confirmed the incident today to newsmen.

The PPRO further disclosed that the gunmen attacked the university premises on Sunday and killed the student.

“Yesterday, at 11pm, unknown gunmen attacked the premises of the Plateau State University, Bokkos, during which one Sheni Kimati, 25, a 200 level student of the Department of Geography was shot.

“The deceased was later confirmed dead by a doctor on duty at a Cottage Hospital, Bokkos,” he said.

Tyopev said that no suspect had yet been arrested in connection with the attack, and called on those with useful information to avail it to the security agencies.

The PPRO said the students of the University had staged a protest on Monday morning to express their displeasure over the incident.

He, however, said the arrival of officers and men of the command to the scene had restored normalcy to the University community.

This is not the first time the university will be losing her students to gunmen attack.

On March 25, a student was shot dead with two others injured after unknown gunmen attacked their hostel.

The death of the student led to protest by fellow students who took to the university campus and its environs in protest, disrupting academic activities.

The protesting students destroyed security checkpoints at the entrance of the university. The members of the Special Task Force on Jos crisis posted to the institution reportedly took to their heels at the height of the protest.

The protesters also disrupted free flow of vehicular movements to and from the headquarters of Bokkos Local Government Area.

At the time of filing this report, a likely reason for the persistent attacks on the university is unknown.