The Federal University Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA), Katsina State, has suspended six students over the alleged murder of their colleague in the institution.
The state police command on Saturday confirmed the death of a 200-level Computer Science student during a clash over one of their female colleagues in the institution.
The command spokesman, Abubakar Sadiq, said in a statement in Katsina the incident followed a heated argument between the students.
He added that six students had been arrested in connection with the incident.
The university’s spokesman, Habib Aminu-Umar, confirmed the suspension of the students in a statement on Sunday in Katsina.
He said: “The management of the University on behalf of its Senate, staff, and student is deeply saddened, concerned, and highly regrets the unfortunate incident involving some of its students.
“It led to the sudden death of a 200-level Computer Science and Information Technology, from an unfortunate altercation over a female student.
“The university management has been up and doing since the occurrence of the unfortunate incident to ensure justice is served to all.
“The management upon getting wind of the incident swiftly constituted an interim ad-hoc committee to look into the case and feed management on development as they unfold.”
According to Aminu-Umar, a preliminary report submitted to the management on September 30, 2023, by the committee revealed that the incident occurred outside the university’s campus.
“But upon receipt of information, the university’s security were quickly mobilised to the scene for prompt intervention that halted further altercation between the students and apprehension of some students involved.
“The matter has already been taken over by the police, which led to the arrest of six students that are in connection with the incident as confirmed by the police’s press statement,” he said.
According to him, the ad-hoc committee’s interim report had equally recommended the university management to invoke Section 5.5(a) of the University Academic Policy by suspending all the six students involved in the matter pending the outcome of the police investigation “which the management has approved by suspending indefinitely all the six students involved.”
