Bridge collapses in Nigerian university, kills four students; many missing

A bridge in Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi was said to have collapsed on Monday night resulting in the death of four students of the university.

The concrete bridge was reportedly collapsed after a heavy downpour. Many students were said to be missing and about 20 students were said to have been on the bridge when the tragedy struck.

According to some students, the bridge collapsed while students reading for their exams were returning from the classes to their hostels.

The police in Bauchi confirmed the development, but referred journalists to the University’s public relations unit for details.

A source in the school said, “All calls put across to the management asking them to come for help were not responded to.”

“Four of our students died – three females and a male. Some are in the hospital and there are still some that have not been accounted for.”

As a result, there was a protest at the University’s permanent site in Gubi village where incident occurred.

The angry students have since barricaded the entrance of the new ATBU campus, preventing the management staff from entering the campus.

The Gubi campus of ATBU has been a construction site, with many ongoing and some uncompleted structures littering all parts of the campus.