The Plateau State College located in Bokkos Native Authorities Space has been shut down.
It was learnt that the closure of the college adopted an assault by gunmen on Friday within the Chikam neighborhood which is near the college the place a 200-level scholar of the establishment was killed.
The college’s Registrar, Yakubu Ayuba introduced the shutdown of the establishment in an announcement on Friday.
He stated, “Following the unhappy incident that occurred in Plateau State College Bokkos and the encircling neighborhood on Friday 19 April 2024; and due to the psychological results of the unlucky incidents on the scholars and workers of the college, the administration has taken the painful resolution to shut the college for ten days with impact from at the moment, nineteenth April, 2024.
“This resolution is to permit the safety state of affairs to enhance and to reduce the human threat to the college neighborhood.
“Accordingly, the continued first semester examinations are hereby suspended and to renew on Thursday 2nd Might,2024.”
The Registrar added that the “administration has made out there buses to convey college students who could also be stranded from the college to Barkin Ladi at the moment Friday, nineteenth April 2024.”
In the meantime, the Customer to the College and State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has condemned the renewed assaults within the establishment and different communities whereas calling for enhanced safety to safeguard the lives of the folks within the affected areas
As contained in an announcement issued on Friday by the Governor’s Director of Press and Public Affairs, Gyang Bere, he stated, “Following the tragic assault on Chikam, a neighborhood neighbouring Plateau State College Bokkos, which resulted within the lack of a 200-level Laptop Science scholar, Governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang has appealed for calm as safety businesses are working to revive normalcy.
“Whereas condemning the assault as barbaric, Governor Mutfwang reassured residents, significantly college students, of the federal government’s unwavering dedication to safeguarding their lives and property.
“The Governor urged them to stay composed within the face of the tragedy, as the federal government is set to apprehend and prosecute these answerable for the heinous acts.”
The assertion famous that Mutfwang “harassed the significance of collaboration among the many college administration, college students, neighborhood leaders, and safety businesses for enhanced safety and the security of everybody within the space.
“He recommended the swift response of safety businesses to violent incidents, and inspired them to stay steadfast in fulfilling their constitutional obligation to guard harmless residents.”
Mutfwang condoled with the household of the deceased scholar and for the swift restoration of the injured.