The Benue state Government has commenced the evacuation of Benue State students from the Federal University, Wukari in Taraba. The evacuation follows the closure of the university after the alleged killing of two Benue students in the institution on July 30 by people suspected to be members of the Jukun militia.
Hundreds of people have been killed over the years in recurring communal clashes between ethnic Jukun and Tivs in the agricultural belt of Northern Nigeria. The bloody conflict has taken its toll on the two ethnic groups with many lives lost and property estimated at millions of naira destroyed.
Speaking with newsmen in Markudi today, the Benue Commissioner for Education, Professor Dennis Ityavyar, said that relevant security operatives and the government of Taraba have been notified about the evacuation.
Ityavyar said that the Benue Government is hopeful that the Taraba Government would provide adequate security for all Benue citizens, including students residing in Taraba.
He said the Benue Government has also started making arrangements to provide for the needs of Benue students affected by the crisis.
The commissioner appealed to Taraba indigenes schooling in Benue to remain calm, assuring that the Benue Government is on top of the situation to ensure safety for everyone.
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