The Vice-Chancellor of University of Jos (UniJos), Prof. Tanko Shaya, says the university lost two of its students to the recent unrest that engulfed parts of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State.
Shaya disclosed this at a press conference in Jos on Thursday, April 9, 2026.
Gunmen had, on March 29, attacked Angwan Rukuba community, killed some persons, and injured many others.
Angwan Rukuba is a community that houses many staff and students of the university.
The vice-chancellor also said four other students and one staff of the institution were injured and currently receiving treatment in the hospital.
He identified the deceased as Abel Gershon, a 300-level student of Building Department, and Adeyomo Temitope, a 500-level student of Quantity Survey Department.
Shaya said: “Abel Gershon was shot in his stomach on March 29 and was at the Intensive Care Unit of the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), unfortunately, he died on Sunday, April 5.
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“Adeyomo Temitope left the campus alone on April 1 and found himself in violence area of Bauchi Road, he was shot and macheted to death by hoodlums.
“So, we have a total of five members of the university community affected by the incident; four students and one staff member.”
He sympathised with the families of the deceased, adding that those in the hospital were responding to treatment.
He maintained that the April 13 resumption date for students was sacrosanct, saying measures had been taken to beef up security within the university and its host communities.
The UniJos VC appealed to parents and guardians to ensure that their wards returned to campus to enable them to conclude their first semester examination and commence the second semester.
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