A female student of the Federal University Gashua, Yobe State, Shamsiya Murtala, lost her life, on Saturday, after fire destroyed a block of 29 rooms which accommodated about 301 students.
The student of Geography Department was confirmed dead at the General Hospital, Gashua.
The Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Maimuna Waziri, on behalf of the Senate, Management, staff and students sympathized with the affected students and their families over the unfortunate incident that occurred in the afternoon and directed a thorough investigation into the cause of the fire outbreak.
The University’s Registrar in a statement, directed all students to vacate the campus premises immediately until further notice.
Chinedum Anayo