DSP Ahmed Wakili, the spokesman for the Police Command in the state told newsmen on Monday in Bauchi that the deceased was attacked and killed at about 10 p.m. on Sunday.

Wakili said the gunmen trailed the ex-ATBU director to his house and shot him when he was about to open his gate.

“They snatched his Honda Accord car keys and went away with them,’’ he said.

Wakili said the late Jammare  raised an alarm that attracted neighbours to come to his aid, adding that the neighbours however, rushed to the police to report the incident.

The police spokesman said no arrest had been made, but police were investigating the incident.

Source: NAN

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The President, who described the incident as “tragic, sad and unfortunate,” also condoled the management, staff and students of the university.

Calling on university authorities to prioritise the safety of students under their care on campuses, President Buhari regretted that “these future leaders and potential family benefactors met such an untimely end.”

He prayed Almighty God to console the bereaved families and university community, and grant speedy healing to the injured students, and rest to the souls of the departed.

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The vice chancellor of the institution, Prof. Muhammed Abdulaziz, announced the closure of the school on Tuesday in Bauchi while addressing newsman over the incident.

The incident occurred Monday night at Gubi Campus of the university in which seven students were also injured and several others still unaccounted for.

Abdulaziz explained that the closure was to honour the victims, adding that the university would reopen on August 19.

The vice chancellor of ATBU said that the flood was as a result of several hours of heavy downpour which led to the collapse of the bridge linking the students’ hostels.

“The students were trying to return to their hostels in the midst of the rain last night when the connecting bridge between their reading area and their hostels collapsed and the students drowned.

“While the full details of the occurrence are being awaited, others who were injured in the incident are currently receiving treatment in the university medical center, ” he said.

The vice chancellor said that the missing ones were yet to be ascertained, but added that some students identification cards were recovered within the campus.

He said that fire fighters and other security operatives had been drafted to the campus on search and rescue operation.

The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, gathered that several students were crossing the temporary bridge when it collapsed.

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