[b]One of the victims was identified
as Stephen Ikechukwu Ojukwu
who was reportedly attacked
along with two others at about
5.30 pm as they waited to board
vehicles for home in front of the
campus.
Jos – An unspecified number of
candidates who were in Jos, the
Plateau State capital, for the post-
UTME examination organised by
the University of Jos were alleged
to have been killed by hoodlums
in the wake of fresh violence in
the state.
Vanguard learnt that some of the
candidates unaware of the fresh
hostilities were attacked as they
found their way to or out of the
Bauchi Road campus of the
university, venue of the
examination.
It was alleged that some of them
were picked up by commercial
motorcycles and deliberately
taken to volatile spots where
hoodlums attacked them.
One of the victims was identified
as Stephen Ikechukwu Ojukwu
who was reportedly attacked
along with two others at about
5.30 pm as they waited to board
vehicles for home in front of the
campus.
They were said to have been
stabbed before security men
came to their rescue and rushed
them to hospital where
Ikechukwu eventually died. His
corpse was later deposited at the
Bingham University Teaching
Hospital by some soldiers.
It was an emotional moment on
Tuesday at the family’s residence
located in Apata as sympathizers
thronged the family residence to
condole the family over the loss.
None of the family members were
in a mood to discuss the incident
when approached, but a family
friend said they were still in
shock.
Meanwhile, panic again gripped
the city on Tuesday following
threats of fresh violence.
Groups of youths along religious
lines were said to have mobilized
for a showdown over the
renewed killings but were
stopped by security men who
fired warning shots to disperse
them.
The ensuing pandemonium saw
people taking to their heels while
many shut their businesses and
returned home. However, calm
later returned to the city and
some people returned to continue
with their businesses.[/b]