The Lagos State Government has evacuated 69 students who were stranded in Jos, Plateau State.
The government received emergency calls from the students who said they were stranded after some gunmen killed 36 people in Yelwa Zangam community in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State.
They comprised students who are indigenes and residents of Lagos State and schooling at the University of Jos.
The students were received by the Commissioner for Information, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Mr Tokunbo Wahab who was represented by Permanent Secretary, OSAE, Mr Adeniran Kasali at the Lagos State Secretariat, Alausa.
Details later…