UNIJOS Law Student who predicted his death killed by suspected herdsmen on Sunday – SEE HIS LAST FACEBOOK POST

UNIJOS: An undergraduate 300 Level student of University of Jos, UNIJOS, Kums Shedrach was shot dead by gunmen suspected to be herdsmen at the Jos Student Village Hostel.

UNIJOS law student, Shedrach’s killing came a day after a put out a strong status update on Facebook saying anyone still praying for peace in Plateau would be disappointed.

In the post, he called for a “balance of terror”, even proclaiming: “If I die in the struggle, so be it. Plateau has seen so much of this nonsense!”

A reliable source, Pantu demanded an immediate response from both the police and school authorities against similar incidents in the future while narrating the students’ ordeal on Sunday afternoon.

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“It was around 3:00-4:00 p.m. on Sunday that some Fulani herdsmen tried to invade the Village Hostel, where male, female and some physically challenged students live,” Mr Pantu said. “The students quickly mobilised towards the gates to prevent them from coming in.”

Mr Pantu said he immediately alerted the school authorities, who said they would call the police and other security agencies to prevent killing.

“But two hours after I called, the police or any other security agencies have not arrived at the scene, but the students have managed to respond and push the herdsmen back,” he said.

“Unfortunately, we lost Shedrach Kums, even though he was amongst those who responded to the attack and tried to keep other students safe.”

The remains of Mr Kums, which had circulated on social media, were evacuated for burial by his parents on Monday morning.

The death toll could not be ascertained as the time of filing this report, as heavy gunshots were still being reported all around the city centre.

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Some of the deaths have come through reprisal attacks between traditional dwellers and herdsmen seeking to graze their cattle in the state’s lush vegetation.

On September 28, Governor Samuel Lalong imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew across the capital Jos, following repeated clashes that authorities feared had taken sectarian dimension.

The invasion of the university campus on Sunday was in spite of the security restrictions.

Undie Udie, the Plateau State Police commissioner, confirmed the attack, calling for restraint on both sides.

He urged residents of Students Village, Bauchi road, Angwan Rukuba and Rikkos areas to remain indoors while rescue operations continue.

 

 

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