•UniAgric Makurdi shut
Cultists on Monday night invaded the Federal University of Agriculture (UniAgric), Makurdi and hacked a student to death. They also defiled female students.
The university was shut yesterday, following a protest by the students, who went on the rampage to protest lack of water, electricity and security.
A source in the university said the cultists invaded the school on Monday night and killed a yet to be identified student with a machete, adding that they defiled female students, stole phones and other valuables.
The Dean, Division of Students’ Affairs, Dr. T.J. Orsar, dismissed the allegations by the students and said they had no reason to complain as the university authorities have done their best to make the campus conducive.
He said the university management had addressed the students over water scarcity and made contingency arrangements with water tanker operators.
Orsar said before some areas in Benue State were flooded, there was an agreement with students that owing to the high cost of diesel, electricity would be supplied through generators between 6pm and 12midnight anytime there was a power outage.
A statement signed by the registrar and released by the Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr. Dzerkaan Fanafa, directed the students to vacate the campus.
