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The Vice-Chancellor of the University
of Jos, Sonni Tyoden, has said that the school will resume classes on
Thursday, February 3.

“With the restoration of peace and
order, normal academic activities will commence this Thursday,” Mr
Tyoden told journalists in Jos on Monday. The Vice Chancellor said that
the management is satisfied with the security measures put in place to
ensure the safety of the university community. He expressed regret that
17 students sustained gunshot injuries in the fracas with some
miscreants. “Happily, none of the 17 students has died; I think it is
necessary to make that clarification to assuage anxious parents, who
are naturally curious about the welfare of their wards.” “The
management has visited the hospitals where the injured were being
treated and can confirm that some have been discharged.” The
Vice-Chancellor said that there has been high level security talks with
the Special Task Force (STF) to secure the inhabitants of the
university community. “Our assessment of the security situation shows a
great improvement. Moreover, we now have a reinforcement of the STF
guarding our environment. Last week’s encroachment into the institution
remains the first time we were directly attacked,” he said.