Students’ death won’t stop food relief – Gov. Sule
On Friday, Nasarawa Governor Abdulahi Sule said that his administration will not stop the distribution of food relief and cash, despite the death of three undergraduates.
The distribution had taken place at the Nasarawa State University, where the casualties were undergraduates. At least 23 others are hospitalised after sustaining injuries in the stampede.
The government introduced the food relief to ease economic hardship facing citizens.
Governor Sule, in a statement, said prayed for the souls of the dead students.
“Our thoughts and condolences go to their families and friends at this moment of grief,” he said.
“These young people’s lives cut short at their prime under such circumstances is painful.”
In addition, Governor Sule has directed that constitution of a probe into the incident.
The statement explained that ”Engr. Sule had come up with the widely applauded initiative to distribute rice and N5000 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 governor urged residents to be calm over the incident.
