Bauchi State Government Evacuates 64 UNIJOS Students Following Plateau Violence

The Bauchi State Government successfully evacuated 64 students of the University of Jos (UNIJOS) back to the state on Friday, April 3, 2026. The operation was launched following a recent wave of violence in the Angwan Rukuba area of Jos, Plateau State, which reportedly claimed approximately 27 to 28 lives. 

The Commissioner for Higher Education and Regional Integration, Hadiza Abdulkadir Kango, confirmed that the students arrived safely at the Government House in Bauchi in the early hours of Friday. The evacuation followed a distress call from Mohammed Suleiman, President of the National Union of Bauchi State Students (NUBASS), who alerted authorities that students were trapped in their hostels due to the heightening security crisis. 

The government deployed buses and security personnel to ensure the safe passage of the students back home.Upon arrival, the students were received by state officials before being reunited with their parents and guardians.

Bauchi joins other states, including Benue (which evacuated 600 indigenes) and Nasarawa, in facilitating the safe return of their citizens following the university's closure and the imposition of curfews in Jos. 

The management of the University of Jos had earlier ordered the immediate evacuation of all students from its hostels on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, citing "near-chaotic scenarios" near the campus that threatened student safety.