The University of Uyo (UNIUYO), Akwa Ibom State, was on Friday 2nd July 2021 shut down following the tension from the death of an unidentified student in a cult clash.
Another student was badly injured in the crisis which has created intense tension at the town campus of the university situated along Ikpa Road, Uyo metropolis.
The problem started on Tuesday, June 29, 2021, when a 300 level student, from the Geography Department, Faculty of Social Sciences was killed by some suspected cultists.
It was learnt that the situation paralyzed academic activities in the institution as both lecturers and students have been in hiding due to fear.
A source who pleaded anonymity said that upon the death of the student, some cultists in a reprisal attack proceeded the following day to the Fine Arts Department and shot another unidentified student who was lucky to have only sustained injuries.
The source said that the suspected cultists thought the death was caused by the student in the Fine Art Department but was later discovered it was caused by a student from the Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Art.
“A student from the Department of Geography was killed on Tuesday.
“But, on Wednesday around 5 pm, we heard some gunshots in the Department of Fine Art and on getting there discovered that a student was shot.
“He was said to have been rushed to an undisclosed hospital where he is undergoing treatment,” the source added.
However, the management of the institution through a statement signed by the Registrar, Mr. Aniediabasi Udofia, directed all the students residing in the hostels to vacate the school with immediate effect.
The statement urged students whose academic activities were still running to carry them out from their respective homes.
The statement reads: “The University Management has given a directive that all students residing in the hostels in the University Campus should vacate the same before 6pm of today, Thursday, July 01, 2021 till further notice.
“Students who have any ongoing academic activities (examination or research projects) to do in the school during this period are advised to do so from their respective homes.
“By this notice, the Dean of Students and the Director, Security are requested to ensure that the hostels are evacuated as directed by the management,” it added.
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