Taraba govt intervenes as nursing students protest alleged rape, robbery

The Taraba State Ministry of Tertiary Education has intervened successful the protestation by students of the Taraba State College of Nursing Sciences, Jalingo, pursuing reports of an alleged rape and attempted robbery astatine a pistillate hostel extracurricular the institution.

A delegation from the Ministry, led by its Secretary, Solomon Daniel Nathaniel, alongside directors and different elder officials, visited the assemblage to prosecute the protesting students and entreaty for calm.

Addressing the authorities delegation, the President of the Students’ Union Government (SUG) alleged that a pistillate pupil was raped during the incident, portion an attempted robbery besides occurred astatine the pistillate hostel.

The students reportedly demanded contiguous relocation to the college’s on-campus hostels, which person yet to beryllium enactment into use, giving the authorities a 24-hour deadline.

They besides threatened to march to the Taraba State Government House if their request was not addressed.

Speaking connected behalf of the government, Goje appealed to the students to suspend the protestation and instrumentality to their hos...