- Safiu Kehinde
The Management of the University of Jos has announced April 13 for the continuation of its first semester examination earlier suspended due to a security breach in the city.
NPO Reported that the university had earlier this week suspended the examination following gunmen attack on Angwa Rukuba community in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau state, killing over 28 people.
The university would announce the new date in a statement issued on Friday by Emmanuel Madugu, the Deputy Registrar Information and Public Relations of the institution.
According to Madugu, the decision to continue with the examination followed a meeting of the management held on April 3.
“The university management during its meeting held on April 3, considered the effects of the heightened tensions and threat to the lives and safety of students during the week.
“These threats had made the management allow students to travel home for the elongated Easter holidays.
“However, all examinations are now to continue from Monday, April 13, beginning with the ones that were postponed from March 30.
“For further clarification on this, students are advised to contact the examinations time table officer in their respective faculties,” he said
Madugu, however, said that academic activities in the university would resume on Tuesday, April 7.
He added that management had made adequate arrangements towards the safety of staff and students of the university.