Students of Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB) University, Lapai, took to the streets on Monday to protest the k!lling of one of their own by armed robbers.
The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday when robbers invaded a student lodge near the school gate, k!lling a 200-level student who had resumed for the session on Sunday.
The robbers also made off with several valuables belonging to the students without any resistance from security agents.
The students have been complaining about insecurity in the school since the beginning of the year, with several female students allegedly s3xually harassed and many students losing valuables to robbers.
Angry students blocked the road in front of the school gate, burning tires and sticks. They are demanding that the government and school authorities take steps to address the insecurity in the school community, stressing that their lives are no longer safe.
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abiodun Wasiu, confirmed the k!lling, stating that the student was stabbed on the neck.
"Today being 23rd June, 2025 at about 3am, information was received that at about 2.30am, some hoodlums attacked a student lodge at Ndakitabu area via Lapai. Police operatives of Lapai Division rushed to the scene, but the suspected robbers had escaped.
"Unfortunately, one Jafar was stabbed on the neck and he was rushed to general hospital Lapai where he was later confirmed dead,” Abiodun said in a statement.
He also confirmed the students have barricaded Agaie-Lapai road, adding that tactical teams of the Command have been dispatched to Lapai to ensure that normalcy is restored.
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