The National Association of Nigerian Students, Joint Campus Council, Lagos State, has called on President Bola Tinubu to constitute a presidential panel of inquiry into the killing of Abel Gershon, a 300-level Building student of the University of Jos who died after being injured in the Palm Sunday attack on Angwan Rukuba community in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The group also commended Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for facilitating the evacuation of Lagos students from the affected areas.
The students’ body made the demand in a statement issued on Wednesday and signed by its chairman, Ridwan Ajayi.
Gershon was among the students of the university caught up in the attack of March 29, 2026, when gunmen arrived on motorcycles around 8pm, opening fire indiscriminately on residents in a popular gathering spot within the densely populated suburb frequented by university students.
He was initially reported as a survivor but later died at the Intensive Care Unit of the Jos University Teaching Hospital.
The University of Jos Deputy Registrar, Information and Public Relations, Emmanuel Madugu, had confirmed that two students, Gershon and Patrick Ishaya, a 300-level Geography and Planning student, as well as a staff member, Duguryil Daniel, survived the initial attack. Gershon subsequently died after a prolonged struggle for survival.
The death toll from the attack has since climbed to 33, as more victims who were receiving treatment in hospital succumbed to their injuries.
