Academic activities have been halted at Plateau State University (PLASU) in Bokkos. This followed the violent suppression of student demonstrations over the death of Dading James Jordan, a 200-level computer science student, by officers of the Nigerian Army.FIJ learned that the student, along with a mother and her child, was killed by the Fulani herders who have been terrorising Bokkos Local Government Area for some time.
A source told FIJ that the Fulani herders attacked Chikam, a village close to PLASU, where many of its students also reside, at 11:45 pm on Thursday and killed the student.Upon learning of what had happened to their fellow student this morning, concerned PLASU students went to Chikam to carry the remains of the student to the university’s premises and protest.
A sophomore at the university told FIJ that the soldiers stationed at the school tried to stop the angry students from protesting but could not do so successfully until they employed the use of force.“The angry students burned down the military checkpoint when the soldiers tried to stop them from protesting. In turn, they got angry and started shooting. At first, they shot at the sky, but they later aimed at students,” the student said.
He said that students at the scene had to lie down on the bare floor to avoid being hit by a stray bullet. But in the process, the soldiers fatally shot one student and shot another in the leg.
