By Sabiu Abdullahi
Two students from Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), lost their lives in a stampede while attempting to collect food items distributed by the state government as part of economic relief measures.
The victims, whose identities remain undisclosed, were caught in the chaos Friday morning, leaving them fatally injured.
A university source revealed that the deceased students were female, with several others sustaining injuries of varying degrees during the incident at Convention Square on campus.
Yunusa Yusuf Baduku, the National President of the Nasarawa State Students Association, corroborated the tragedy, confirming that the injured students had been swiftly taken to nearby hospitals for urgent medical attention.
However, the exact number of casualties could not be immediately confirmed.
“Seriously, what happened this morning at the Nasarawa State University, Keffi, is uncalled for, and very pathetic.
“After our arrangement for the distribution of palliatives to the students which was to hold at the University’s Convocation Square, they (students) suddenly arrived at the venue in their numbers and overpowered the security.
“They broke through the gate into the Convocation Square where the bags of rice was to be shared. Unfortunately, most of our female students sustained several degrees of injuries, while others got suffocated because of the population at the venue for the distribution of the palliatives.
“Right now, I am at the Federal Medical Center, Keffi, where we brought some of our students for emergency treatment. For the numbers of those injured, I cannot confirm that at the moment because some of them are at the school’s clinic while others are here at the FMC, Keffi receiving treatment,” he explained.
Reports show that Governor Abdullahi Sule had extended the distribution of palliatives to students of high institutions in the state.
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