Following the protest embarked upon by the students of Plateau state university, Bokkos on Monday, a 100 Level student of the University, has reportedly fell off a vehicle during protest and dead
He died as a result of the injuries he sustained from the accident after falling off the car while protesting the alleged rape of 4 female students
The deceased, Isreal Emmanuel, was the class Rep of the Mathematics Department of the university.
The Vice-Chancellor of the Plateau state university, Prof. Yohana Izam, confirmed Emmanuel’s death in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday.
The Vice-Chancellor, however, described the death of the student as “very sad” and “unfortunate”.
“To us as an institution, Emmanuel’s death is shocking and a great loss to us considering the cause of his death.
“We have been cautioning the students against demonstration and protests, which are not jamborees, yet they keep doing it.
“Our pain and regret are that the Monday protest has robbed us of a precious soul and forced us into mourning,” Izam lamented.
