There is palpable tension in
Bauchi State as many students of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi
have been reportedly killed following the collapse of a bridge linking the
University Monday night.
The incident was as a result of a
heavy downpour in the State which lasted for several hours.
The exact number of casualties is
sketchy as some sources within the school said two students were washed off
while some said three, and some even put the number at four with several others
still missing.
A source said: “I learnt that
eight students have been killed, many others are missing. One corpse was found
around the Nigerian Air Force Base (over 5 kilometres away), many are still
missing.”
According to another source
within the institution, “the bridge linking the classes with the hostels
collapsed as a result of yesterday’s (Monday) torrential rain while students
were returning to the hostels”.
A student of the University
posted on his facebook account that, “We learnt that there was a sudden
disaster which happened at ATBU, Gubi Campus, which affected many of our
students, and there might be loss of lives. Please let’s pray for them, and
anyone with relatives, brothers, sisters should make an enquiry about his or
her well-being”.
Another student who pleaded
anonymity said the incident happened between 11.30pm and 12 am.
It was gathered that students
of the institution are currently writing their 1st Semester examination.
When contacted on phone, the
institution’s Spokesman, Dr Andee Iheme, said that “An emergency
Senate meeting has been called this morning and we will hold a Press Conference
immediately after that.”
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