Men of the Nigerian army have
reconstructed a collapsed bridge at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University
(ATBU), Bauchi campus — about two months after it fell and killed four
students.
In August, the metal pedestrian
bridge, which linked a block of classrooms to the student’s hostel, had
collapsed following a heavy downpour and killed the students while others were
injured.
Following the heated protests
against the school authorities for allegedly disregarding the bridge’s
dilapidated state, which led to the tragedy, Muhammad Abdullazeez, ATBU
vice-chancellor, had claimed that over 30 students were taking selfies on the
bridge at the time of the collapse.
Special Thanks to Nigerian Army for Building a collapsed Bridge that engulfed lives of many students in my school (ATBU Bauchi) few months ago.— Babangida Yaya Jarmari (@jarmari01) October 3, 2019
May Almighty Allah reward them. Surely they have done a great job, we really appreciated.@Ayourb @NigeriaGov @Dr_AliyuTilde pic.twitter.com/w2x9Vg0GoR
However, some soldiers, believed
to be engineers, were recently spotted reconstructing the bridge in a project
that was directly sponsored by the army.
Speaking on the development,
Andee Iheme, ABTU director of public relations, said that the army was
fulfilling its promise of building a standard bridge across the stream.
“The Nigerian Army is fulfilling
its promise of building a standard bridge across the stream. Thank you our able
and gallant soldiers for being true to your promise. You have indeed
demonstrated that you are true Nigerians who are ready to give all in order to
keep Nigeria moving forward,” he said.
The tragic incident, which
occurred at about 11pm on August 28, at the institution’s Gubi permanent
campus, had prompted a temporary closure of school activities to honour the
students who lost their lives.
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