Official negligence led to death of Nasarawa varsity students

Human rights advocate, Femi Falana said official negligence led to death of Nasarawa State University students, who died in a stampede incident that occurred in the institution.The statement reads, “Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nassarawa State was reported to have ordered the distribution of two 7.5 kg bags of rice and N5,000 to each student of the State University at Keffi.

“As the injured students were not promptly attended to, two female students were pronounced dead while at least 17 others were left with varying degrees of injuries arising from sofocation at the venue of the distribution of rice. Our thoughts and condolences go to the families and friends of the deceased students.

React to the development, Falana described the death of the students as unfortunate, noting that the authorities of the University failed to draw any lesson from the recent stampede which claimed the lives of seven persons during the distribution of 25kg bags of rice in Lagos by the Nigeria Customs Service.

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