Sule authorizes investigation of varsity stampede in Nasarawa

Abdullahi Sule, the governor of Nasarawa State, has demanded an inquiry into the Friday stampede that left two people dead at Nasarawa State University in Keffi.

Palliatives had been distributed to kids throughout the state by the state government.

“What we are hearing now is that two female students have died. They were said to have been suffocated because of the crowd and they were later declared dead by the healthcare workers,” the source told PUNCH Online.

On Friday, however, two female students were reported dead from suffocation in the crowd at the NSUK convocation square, the distribution site, while several more were left with varied degrees of injuries.

The governor expressed his sorrow at the students’ deaths in a statement that was signed by Ibrahim Addra, his chief press secretary.

He said, “ I pray their souls rest in peace. Our thoughts and condolences go to their families and friends at this moment of grief.

“These young people’s lives cut short at their prime under such circumstances is painful.

”The governor has since directed the authorities of the Nasarawa State University, Keffi and security agencies to commence an immediate investigation into the unfortunate occurrence to unveil those behind it.”

Dr. Emmanuel Akabe, the deputy governor of the state, also paid the injured people a visit.

”Engr. Sule had come up with the widely applauded initiative to distribute rice and N5,000 cash each to students in all tertiary institutions in the state,

”Such distribution was a huge success and peacefully carried out by Federal University, Lafia, Isa Mustapha Agwai Polytechnic, Lafia, College of Agriculture, Science and Technology, Lafia, the School of Nursing, Lafia as well as the College of Education, Akwanga.

”Others are the Federal Polytechnic, Nassarawa and the College of Health Technology, Keffi,” the statement added.