A few hours after the curfew in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State was relaxed on Thursday, a 100-level student of the Department of Geology, University of Jos, Jeremiah Dalong, was stabbed to death on his way to school.
Mr Dalong had boarded a tricycle on his way to the main campus of the university from the permanent site.
He was allegedly stabbed by the operator of the tricycle near Yankari Filling Station, a few metres from the main gate of the university.
Witnesses said the incident occurred at about 2:30 p.m. on Thursday.
The president of the university’s Students Union Government (SUG), Danladi Adankala, confirmed the development to reporters in Jos.
“The student boarded a tricycle from the permanent site of the university to the main campus and suddenly on the road, he was pulled out and stabbed to death,” he said.
“This will go a long way in reducing the number of students who stay off-campus,” he added.
The university had suspended semester examinations following the killing of 27 Muslim travelers on Rukuba Road on Saturday morning. The state government had imposed a curfew on Jos North LGA over the killings.
The police spokesperson in the state, Gabriel Ubah, did not respond to calls from our reporter for his comments on the incident.