Three students of the University of Cross River State have lost their lives in an auto crash while travelling to their homes following the two-week closure of the school to keep students away from taking part in the protest.
According to the Vanguard, the students, boarded a popular mass transport bus going to Ogoja in the northern part of the state, when the accident occurred, in Wednesday.
The accident occurred near Ikom in the central part of the state on the Calabar-Ikom highway.
A source, Ndoma Akunobor, who was a passenger of the bus said the three students, who lost their lives were from the Departments of Microbiology and Plants Science and Biotechnology.
The names of the students could not be ascertained at press time.
The management of UNICROSS in a circular had ordered the closure of the institution for two weeks beginning from July 30 to August 12, 2024, ahead of the August 1, 2024 nationwide hunger protest.
